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Commentary: Social Security must be tackled now, not later
Commentary: Social Security must be tackled now, not later

Social Security going paperless May 1
The North Platte Telegraph On Jan. 31, 1940, Ira Mae Fuller of Rutland, Vt., received the first Social Security benefit check for $22.54. Fuller, who died in 1974 at age 100 after receiving a total of $22,888 in benefits, wouldn't recognize today's electronic age Social Security.

Social Security and You: Waiting to get benefits
share: digg facebook twitter If you delay benefits until after full retirement age, you will begin accruing delayed retirement credits, or DRCs. Since you and your spouse are planning to wait until full retirement age, you can consider some additional options. [...] if your spouse is full retirement age, he or she can apply for retirement benefits and then request to have payments suspended. If ...

Blame goes to many, not a fewEntitlements Social Security,

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Blame goes to many, not a few
Entitlements Social Security, Medicare are much in the news lately, mostly because we are worried about them. We worry about how to pay for them when so many of us are due to retire and start collecting benefits. We wonder if rising costs will wreck budgets and government. People who rely on these programs worry, rightly so, what might happen to them if we can t afford to keep going as is ...

Social Security must be tackled now, not later
Seattle Times editorial columnist Bruce Ramsey argues that the deficit in Social Security makes it a problem now, not in 2036.

Social Security, Medicare Shouldn't Be Cut to Balance Budget, Most

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Social Security, Medicare Shouldn't Be Cut to Balance Budget, Most Americans Say
A new poll shows most Americans don't believe Social Security and Medicare have to be cut to balance the federal budget. The Associated Press-GfK poll shows that arguments for overhauling middle-class benefit programs to pare government debt have failed to sway the public....

AP Poll: Majority Thinks Medicare Changes Are Unnecessary
Americans worry about the future of the retirement safety net, a new poll finds, and 60 percent say the two programs are vital to financial security, but they think the budget could be balanced without cutting any spending by Medicare and Social Security.

Poll: Medicare cuts not needed
They're not buying it. Most Americans say they don't believe Medicare has to be cut to balance the federal budget, and ditto for Social Security, a new poll shows.

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Social Security and You: The program's future
share: digg facebook twitter Question: I have heard stories about Social Security needing to make changes or it will not be able to pay everyone their Social Security benefits in the future. The Social Security board of trustees just released its annual report on the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined assets of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability ...

Social Security's problems won't go away
Tax accountants often offer good advice on how to stay out of trouble. At the top of their list is usually this: Never ignore a letter from the IRS.

Social Security going paperless May 1
The North Platte Telegraph On Jan. 31, 1940, Ira Mae Fuller of Rutland, Vt., received the first Social Security benefit check for $22.54. Fuller, who died in 1974 at age 100 after receiving a total of $22,888 in benefits, wouldn't recognize today's electronic age Social Security.

Candidate Pawlenty and Social SecurityNot long ago, presidential aspirant Tim

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Candidate Pawlenty and Social Security
Not long ago, presidential aspirant Tim Pawlenty sat down with reporters from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for a heart-to-heart about his policy positions. The interview covered everything from from Libya to health care.

Social Security, Medicare finances look worse
Noam Levey s article states that Social Security s funds will be exhausted in 2036 [ Finances look worse for Social Security, Medicare, News, May 14].

Social Security Is Really Important! (But So Is Almost Everything Else)
As important as Social Security is, we can't think of it in a vacuum.

Social Security, Medicare finances worsened in past yearWASHINGTON - The

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Social Security, Medicare finances worsened in past year
WASHINGTON - The bad economy has shortened the life of the trust funds that support Social Security and Medicare, the nation's two biggest benefit programs, the government reported today.

Social Security, Medicare take hits
WASHINGTON -- The bad economy is worsening the already-shaky finances of Medicare and Social Security, draining the trust funds supporting them faster than expected and intensifying the need for Congress to shore up the massive benefit programs, the ...

What Alan Simpson doesn t know about life expectancy and Social

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What Alan Simpson doesn t know about life expectancy and Social Security
Since Social Security s inception, life expectancy at age 65 has risen about five years and the retirement age has increased by two years, so beneficiaries are getting three more years of Social Security now than they were then. Most people don t know this, but most of the experts who deal with these programs do. In fact, you can find most of this data in the annual reports released by the ...

Key senator says Social Security changes off table
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus says he doesn't think Congress will address Social Security as part of an effort to reduce government borrowing.

As deficit-cutting talks proceed, what about Social Security?
WASHINGTON Could high-level Washington deficit-reduction talks lead to changes in Social Security anytime soon? Highly unlikely, Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday.

Social Security Disability Representative Partners With American Dystonia Society To

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Social Security Disability Representative Partners With American Dystonia Society To Provide Instant Access To Advice
Noel Valero, founder of the American Dystonia Society (ADS), has carved out a section of its website for its members to ask questions of Social Security disability representative Frederick Johnson. The section has been dubbed Ask Fred About SSDI. Pooler, GA (PRWEB) May 06, 2011 Frederick Johnson, a Social Security disability representative and president of Disability Income Associates, LLC ...

Social Security going paperless May 1
The North Platte Telegraph On Jan. 31, 1940, Ira Mae Fuller of Rutland, Vt., received the first Social Security benefit check for $22.54. Fuller, who died in 1974 at age 100 after receiving a total of $22,888 in benefits, wouldn't recognize today's electronic age Social Security.

Social Security going paperless May 1The North Platte Telegraph On

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Social Security going paperless May 1
The North Platte Telegraph On Jan. 31, 1940, Ira Mae Fuller of Rutland, Vt., received the first Social Security benefit check for $22.54. Fuller, who died in 1974 at age 100 after receiving a total of $22,888 in benefits, wouldn't recognize today's electronic age Social Security.

Former Tulane University professor being investigated for fraud in Minnesota
Family claimed Social Security Administration benefits after allegedly being displaced by Hurricane Katrina

Elvis drops off Social Security list of top baby names; Jacob, Isabella are No. 1
WASHINGTON Elvis has left the list.

Americans See Medicare, Social Security "Crisis" Within 10 YearsTwo out

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Americans See Medicare, Social Security "Crisis" Within 10 Years
Two out of three Americans (67%) believe Social Security and Medicare costs are already creating a crisis for the federal government or will do so within 10 years. Republicans are much more likely to believe this than are Democrats, but a majority of both groups hold these views.

Social Security Paper Checks End Today
After April 30 the check won't be in the mail

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May 29, 2011

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May 26, 2011

Blame goes to many, not a fewEntitlements Social Security,

May 23, 2011

Social Security, Medicare Shouldn't Be Cut to Balance Budget, Most

May 20, 2011

Social Security and You: The program's futureshare: digg facebook twitter

May 17, 2011

Candidate Pawlenty and Social SecurityNot long ago, presidential aspirant Tim

May 14, 2011

Social Security, Medicare finances worsened in past yearWASHINGTON - The

May 11, 2011

What Alan Simpson doesn t know about life expectancy and Social

May 08, 2011

Social Security Disability Representative Partners With American Dystonia Society To

May 05, 2011

Social Security going paperless May 1The North Platte Telegraph On

May 02, 2011

Americans See Medicare, Social Security "Crisis" Within 10 YearsTwo out

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