Posts Tagged ‘Social Security’
Social 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…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability Insurance Runs Out in 2016
2035 is the year officials have targeted as the end of Social Security. This means that it’s time for decisions to be made. But 2016 is the year they must set their eyes on and quick: Social Security Disability Insurance is in the red. Both SSDI and Old-Age & Survivors (OAS) share a funding source:…
Read MoreSocial Security Cuts Frighten Seniors
For a while now the government has been flirting with the idea of adapting to a CPI. Problem with this is that a CPI is a way of determining Social Security cost-of-living increases believing that senior citizens will alter purchasing habits with inflation. This is a mighty darn scare for seniors. And Sheryl Tenicat, one…
Read MoreWhy Social Security Issues Must be Remedied
Yes, we need to fix our Social Security system. There are millions of reasons why, but do you know what the top three most important are? For one, Social Security is broke and it’s no joke. The way things are going SS is dishing out more in benefits than they are bringing in via taxes.…
Read MoreThe Truth About Social Security
If you only knew the mechanics behind Social Security. Many of you out there – actually a third of workers – expect to receive Social Security benefits when hitting the retirement age. You expect SS to be your primary source of income. Guess what? The Social Security Administration has gone on record, stating that unless…
Read MoreNight of the Living Social Security Benefits
Sure, Social Security spending is dwindling down to nada. Sure, everyone’s panicking about benefits running out and what can be done to properly distribute them. But…did you know that over 31 million dollars have been paid off to the dead? A recent audit has illustrated that 1,546 deceased had been receiving benefits for up to…
Read MoreImmigrants Responsible for Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds
Bet you didn’t know that immigrants pay for your Medicare. Congress has been wanting to close borders for quite some time with their immigration reform act, but this could deplete Medicare’s already dwindling trust fund. The current issue of journal Health Affairs states that within seven-year period immigrants paid $115.2 billion in Medicare than they…
Read MoreLearn How to Increase Your Social Security Benefit Earnings If Claiming Early
If you absolutely, positively must start collecting Social Security Benefits before the standard retirement age, you know that you’re not going to receive the full potential amount. Since concerns with Social Security distribution are bursting the Geiger counters, the SS Administration has put their foot down on previous options: before you could have taken your…
Read MoreSocial Security Disability Insurance Unlawfully Administered by Judges
Social Security Disability Insurance is on the fritz. And sometimes people who are suffering from impairments that prevent them from working are left screwed and unglued even though they fully qualify for the insurance. Why? Well, time is a deciding factor when it comes to eligibility. The uncertainty can lead the applicants to a panic…
Read MoreHackers Obtain Over a Million Social Security and Driver’s License Numbers
Talk about a scare… Washington Officials have let out the news that the Washington State Court system has been hacked into. What this means is that your driver’s license number along with millions of others’, including Social Security numbers, has fallen into the wrong hands. The data accessed allows the hackers to commit financial fraud,…
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