Social Security Q-and-A
Deseret News - 1 hour 19 minutes agoQuestion: Is it true that there won't be an increase in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in 2010? How was that decided?
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Veterans' Corner: Agent Orange benefits extended
The Saratogian - Mon Dec 7, 10:54 am ETRelying on an independent study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki decided to establish a service connection for Vietnam veterans with three specific illnesses, based on the latest evidence of an association with the herbicides referred to as Agent Orange.
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Unemployment Decline an Illusion, Financial System Collapse Ahead
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 12:15 pm ETThe National Inflation Association today released the following statement to its www.inflation.us members:
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Required Minimum Distribution Rules Change After This Year
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 11:30 am ETThe 2008 tax legislation to give senior citizens a reprieve from the requirement to take 2009 required minimum distributions from employer-sponsored tax-qualified retirement plans and IRAs was a relief to many," says Lesli Laffie, tax analyst for the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters.
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Resetting Social Security: Worth it?
Opelousas Daily World - Mon Dec 7, 6:14 am ETIn Wall Street Journal articles in mid-2007, Kelly Greene described the advantages of returning Social Security benefits already received then reapplying for higher benefits at the age of 70.
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Your Views
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal - Mon Dec 7, 1:35 am ETRetirees' needs being met by government programs
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Injury Severity, Not Legal Fees, Drives Workers' Comp Costs in Illinois
Insurance Journal - Mon Dec 7, 1:06 am ETThe severity of injury and level of impairment -- not the workers' legal fees -- have the most effect on payout for workers' compensation claims among Illinois construction workers, researchers at ...
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Illegal immigrants are not entitled to Social Security
Orlando Sentinel - Mon Dec 7, 12:28 am ETQ: I have in-laws who, after living illegally in the United States for 20 years, have returned to England to avoid deportation.
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The ABC's of baby boomer retirement planning
Lexington Clipper-Herald - Mon Dec 7, 2:30 am ET(ARA) - If you are one of America's 78.2 million baby boomers, you are likely considering what ideal retirement will look like, and the steps required to achieve it. With the current economic downturn, many boomers are finding it necessary to revisit their initial retirement goals.
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Retirement workshops planned
Today's Sunbeam - Mon Dec 7, 12:10 am ETPILESGROVE TWP. - A series of free workshops open to area residents are being held for people nearing or in retirement. The workshops will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Thursday, Dec. 10, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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Ask The Times: Marriage and government benefits
The Ottawa Times - Sun Dec 6, 11:39 pm ETQ. My girlfriend and I both receive Social Security disability benefits. She also receive Medicaid benefits while I'm enrolled in the Medicare program. If we marry, will the union affect any of those benefits? A. According to Mike Weitl,
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Paulson: Leaving the tab for the kids
Ventura County Star - Sun Dec 6, 1:38 pm ETIt took nearly 150 years for Congress to pass a resolution apologizing for slavery. We should apologize now to future generations for what we’ve done and are doing to America. Though our generation’s motivation was compassionate, we’re leaving America worse. They called the World War II generation “The Greatest Generation.” They survived the Great Depression by becoming resourceful and forging ...
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Should Michigan tax pensions?
Detroit Free Press - Sun Dec 6, 4:02 am ETAmong the 43 states with income taxes, Michigan exempts more retiree income than any other.
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FCC Bends On Ownership Form Social Security Numbers
MultiChannel News - Sun Dec 6, 8:33 am ETThe FCC said Friday its revised ownership reporting form (323) would be available on its Web site on or before Dec. 9, and that it would hold a workshop at 2 p.m. on that date to walk filers through the new form.
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Make your Social Security choice wisely
Seattle Times - Sun Dec 6, 3:16 am ETFew people try to figure out the best age to take Social Security — and that's a serious mistake. What's key is evaluating the so-called break-even period to determine whether it would be better to delay Social Security benefits (delaying them means a higher monthly benefit), take a reduced benefit early or start them at "normal" retirement age.
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Iced COLA leaves bitter aftertaste
The Record and Herald News - Sun Dec 6, 2:03 am ETOnce you reach retirement age, COLA is no longer just a soft drink. Rather, it is the federal acronym for cost of living adjustment, what has traditionally been an annual increase in monthly Social Security payments.
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Wake postcards contain Social Security numbers
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