January 17th, 2024
Steve DiGioia
Equity’s Bold Fiscal Moves: Slashing Government Expenditures and Unveiling Three New Tax Breaks in 2024 Budget Proposal Making a further declaration on X, previously Twitter, Equity posted: ” We’ve curtailed government expenditures multiple times since I got down to business in 2017, and this year I proposed three extra tax breaks in my spending plan: […]
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January 12th, 2024
Steve DiGioia
About one of every seven retired people in the U.S. depend on Government managed retirement for essentially the entirety of their pay, as per an AARP examination. Be that as it may, these advantages don’t generally come without Uncle Sam’s surprises. Some States Tax Social Security for Retirees To demolish monetary issues for retired folks […]
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March 7th, 2023
Kim Blanton
It’s not unusual for Black and Latino children to live with their grandparents, who are either the primary caregivers or members of a multigenerational family. And just as the grandparent is integral to the family unit, so are the Social Security benefits the grandparent receives and contributes to the household. The poverty rates in families […]
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March 4th, 2023
David Goldstein
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders is pushing for a new bill that could give current and future Social Security recipients a bit more cash in their monthly checks. The Social Security Expansion Act was introduced to Congress by Sanders and Peter DeFazio last year but didn’t get much traction. This time, Sanders has gained more support […]
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February 28th, 2023
Kim Blanton
Nearly half of the people receiving federal disability benefits have a psychiatric impairment that interferes with working. And they tend to be younger and more willing to work than other disability beneficiaries. This makes them good candidates for employment support programs that encourage working at least part-time and might even prevent them from applying for […]
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February 23rd, 2023
David Goldstein
Jane had always assumed that Social Security would be there for her when she retired. She had been paying into the system for most of her working life, and it seemed like a reliable safety net. However, as she approached retirement age, she began to hear rumors that the program was facing some financial challenges. […]
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February 8th, 2023
David Goldstein
As the US grapples with the debt ceiling debate, President Biden and the House Speaker have both vowed to keep Social Security and Medicare intact. While proposals to create commissions to examine the programs’ future exist, some experts warn this could fast-track changes without proper public vetting. It’s time to ensure the Social Security system […]
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January 5th, 2023
Kim Blanton
As the lower-paid sex, women have no shortage of insecurities about their retirement finances. Only one in five working women feels “very confident” of being able to retire comfortably, the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies reports in its annual retirement survey. More than half say they don’t earn enough or have too much debt to […]
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January 3rd, 2023
Kim Blanton
Older Americans who want to be smart about retirement finances are curious about the intricacies of Social Security. The blog that drew the most traffic from our readers last year – “The Bridge to a Larger Social Security Check” – suggested a strategy for getting more out of the program: delay signing up for Social […]
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December 13th, 2022
Kim Blanton
Retirement can change everything. So can grandchildren. A new study that looks at the transitions made by older workers finds that the odds of relocating after they retire to be closer to their adult children increase from the pre-retirement years – 16 percent of recent retirees do so. Some people make these moves, to within […]
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