Social Security

(REFORM) Graham Again Presses for Big Changes in Social Security
   Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continues to press his controversial plan to revamp Social Security. In an appearance Thursday (May 26) before members of the conservative Ripon Society, Graham reasserted his commitment to Social Security reform.
5/26/11 2:41 PM  read complete story

(REPORT) Social Security More Essential Now than Ever, Expert Says
   "With the faltering of private plans, Social Security contributed an even larger share than ever to retirees and survivors," says Merton Bernstein, LLB, the Walter D. Coles Professor Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
4/6/11 4:07 PM  read complete story

(BUDGET CUTS) Workers, Beneficiaries in 96 Cities Picket Social Security Offices
   In an effort to draw attention to the devastating effects proposed budget cuts would have on services, retirees and Social Security Administration employees in 96 cities on Wednesday (March 2) held informational pickets outside Social Security offices.
3/2/11 4:02 PM  read complete story

(RETIREMENT) Report Shows Dramatic Increase in Seniors' Reliance on Social Security
   New research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research finds that reliance on Social Security for retirement income has increased dramatically since 1999 -- particularly among men.
1/28/11 12:05 PM  read complete story

(DEFICIT REDUCTION) Reid Stands Firm in Defense of Social Security
   Will the deficit hawks in Congress succeed in attacking Social Security benefits as a way of reducing the nation's debt? Not if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has anything to do with it.
1/12/11 09:42 AM  read complete story

(RETIREMENT) Brief Clarifies Social Security's Value for Women
   Without Social Security, research indicates that about half of women age 65 and older would be living in poverty. With the program in place, the poverty rate for women falls to 12%.
12/29/10 5:28 PM  read complete story

(TAX CUTS) Payroll Tax 'Holiday' No Gift to Americans, Say Social Security Experts
   The White House-congressional Republican compromise to extend the Bush era tax cuts continues to draw fire, the latest salvo coming from Social Security advocates.
12/10/10 3:21 PM  read complete story

(COLA) Organizations Representing 50 Million Americans Urge Senate to Pass Social Security COLA
   The leadership of the national "Strengthen Social Security Campaign," on behalf of the campaign's 250 partner organizations representing 50 million members, on Tuesday (Dec. 7) urged the U.S. Senate to back passage of S 3985, the proposed Senior Citizens Relief Act, to provide emergency economic relief to millions of seniors, veterans and disabled Americans. The bill would provide 54 million Social Security beneficiaries and others with a one-time $250 payment if it becomes law. The measure is slated for a floor vote on Dec. 8.
12/7/10 1:02 PM  read complete story

(COLA) Feds To Announce No Social Security Increase For 2011
   As Aging News Alert predicted more than three weeks ago, the federal government will announce this week that some 58 million Social Security recipients will not receive a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) for 2011.
10/12/10 06:21 AM  read complete story

(TRUSTEES) No COLA Increase for Seniors Through 2012, Report Says
   The 2010 Social Security Trustees report released this month foresees no Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase in 2011 and a meager 1.2% increase in 2012, due to a sluggish economy.
8/24/10 3:38 PM  read complete story