(Washington, DC) – Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) would need to double their rate of growth and Medicare Part B premium increases would need to…
2020 COLA Hold Harmless Issue Brief 9.2020 An Emergency COLA in 2021 Would Prevent Economic Insecurity and An Unprecedented Medicare Part B Premium Increase for…
Tax legislation enacted at the end of last year makes significant changes that touch virtually all taxpayers. While most of the new provisions have consequences…
Shortly before passing tax reform into law, Republicans announced plans to go after “entitlement spending” in 2018 to reduce the federal debt. Passage of the…
What Did My Member of Congress Mean By That? Q: What does it mean when a Member of Congress says he favors changing Medicare from…
Q: In 2018, I will turn 62 and my spouse will turn 66. What is our best retirement age option? My husband had higher earnings…
(Washington, DC) – Higher taxes — lower benefits — more complexity. A new, more slowly growing consumer price index (CPI), known as the chained CPI,…
(Washington, DC) – Extremely low Social Security cost of living adjustments (COLAs) have significantly impacted the retirement income of almost two-thirds of all older Americans,…
Q: I retired last year, but my spouse continues to work. This will be our first tax season with Social Security benefit income. Will my…
By Mary Johnson, Editor One of the most remarkable things about our current Congress is the way in which lawmakers have crafted massive, contentious legislation…
