Social Security Law
Hamilton Man Billed $2,000 From Forty Year Old Clerical Error
Rudolph Weiglein of Hamilton, Missouri better hire a social security attorney after discovering he owes $2,000 from a claim filed forty years ago! What’s even stranger? The claim didn’t belong to Weiglein, it belonged to his mother who claimed survivor benefits in 1965 after the untimely death of his father. The clerical error will force…
Read MoreCharles Payne of Fox Business Retaliates on SSDI
Well, here we go again with another jab at the withdrawn, idled, mind-guzzling affects the Xbox has on the cyber generation. What’s so bad about the Xbox? Orange County men on disability or fans of the Xbox may not care for Charles Payne’s recent speech to a group of right wings. According to Charles Payne…
Read MoreTeens Don’t Know Much About Social Security
The youth of today is very naïve. Especially when it comes to facts regarding Social Security. Heck, grown adults don’t even know everything that Social Security entails… A poll conducted by CNN and ORC International involving 1,010 people… teens to seniors over the age of 65 proved that folks just don’t understand the importance of…
Read MoreCollege Students Face Future Social Security Crisis
Seems like billionaires are looking for a scapegoat regarding the deflating Social Security funding. The Peter G. Peterson Foundation has been trying to get college students to blame senior citizens for the economy; their point being that these kids are screwed when it comes to their “Social Security inheritance”. $2.9 million-worth billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, former…
Read MoreCNBC Anchors Debate with ALF-CIO Associate Over Social Security Budget
Simon Hobbs, news anchor for CNBC, received a backlash when attacking the “supposed threat” of senior citizens collecting Social Security benefits. His argument is that their laziness and hording of their claims will leave the U.S. bankrupt. Thankfully, Damon Silver of the AFL-CIO is incredibly well informed and shot him down. “The last thing we…
Read MoreCOLA Promises Social Security Benefit Increase
As a result of the recent government shutdown, some 58 million Social Security beneficiaries will see a 1.5% rise in their benefits. This percentage is based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The nice thing for those who haven’t claimed Social Security benefits yet is that…
Read MoreWhat Can Be Done to Salvage Social Security Insurance and Medicare?
Even though attempts at defunding Obamacare have failed, the opposition is now setting its sights on Social Security and Medicare. How can this be prevented? President Obama’s 2014 budget involves drastic cuts to Social Security and Medicare that could leave the elderly, retirees, and the disabled in despair. This move now has him working side-by-side…
Read MoreExperian Social Security Info Falls into a Hacker’s Lap
Online scams are a dime a dozen. We all fall for them. First, you’re browsing the web for a cheap pair of sneakers you can have delivered to your home; the next thing you know you have a mail-order bride and have to pay the bride’s child support and alimony. We know. It happens. But…
Read MoreSocial Security’s Complexities
How much do you actually know about Social Security? Did you know that isn’t just for retired folks? SS has three principle programs – retirement (which we’re all aware of), Disability Insurance (for those who can’t work because of either work-related injuries or because of birth defects) and Supplemental Security Income (for low-income US citizens).…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability Abuse
Reports of unwarranted abuse of disability income by those involved in the program should come as no surprise. With many folks laid off from their prospective jobs, many have turned to relying on the Social Security Disability Insurance – only under qualification. The thing here is that the service may as well be retiled the…
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