How To Increase Medical Tax Deductions for Older Taxpayers New IRS medical expense rules for people age 65 and over reduce the amount of medical expenses you can deduct for the 2017 tax year (which you file in 2018). ...
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My Letter From Social Security
Thank You Anyway, I’ll Just Keep Working A Little Longer By Mary Johnson, Editor Most Americans are under-informed about their Social Security retirement choices, and they don’t mind saying so. The fact is the Soc ...
Why We Need A Better COLA
Social Security recipients will get 2% cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment effective January 2018. But despite it being the largest increase in five years, the news is being met with frustration from millions of retiree ho ...
How You Would Fix Social Security & Medicare: Results From TSCL’s 2014 Survey
TSCL supporters have clear preferences when it comes to options to deal with Social Security and Medicare's growing deficits. The Senior Citizens League's 2014 Survey drew more than 2,500 responses that highlight opinio ...
The Advisor, Volume 16, No. 7, September 2011
September 2011 "Last year, Medicare spent $523 billion, but only took in $486 billion - leaving a $37 billion deficit in just one year... and there are 10,000 new individuals becoming eligible each day." - Board ...
The Advisor, Volume 16, No. 6e, August 2011 (part 2)
August 2011 Dear Member, This is the August 2011 issue (part 2) of "The Social Security & Medicare Advisor," published by The Senior Citizens League. I hope you enjoy this edition and welcome ...
The Advisor, Volume 16, No. 6, August 2011 (part 1)
August 2011 Dear Member, This is the Aug ...
The Advisor, Volume 16, No. 5, July 2011
July 2011 "Your cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) “overpays” you. Yes, that is an outrageous statement — especially since you haven’t gotten a COLA boost for two years. " - Mary Johnson, Editor ...
The Advisor, Volume 16, June 2011 (part 2)
June 2011 (part 2) "American families are adapting to these challenging economic times by tightening their belts and learning to do m ...
The Advisor, Volume 16, June 2011 (part 1)
June 2011 "American families are adapting to these challenging economic times by tightening their belts and learning to do more with less. They have the right to expect their government to do the same." - Repr ...
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