EconomyCommentary
Social Security: A Broken Socialist Dinosaur
It seems many still harbor, or want to perpetuate, the illusion that our Social Security system is not in trouble. Let me quote here from… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It seems many still harbor, or want to perpetuate, the illusion that our Social Security system is not in trouble. Let me quote here from… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
If you live in Pennsylvania and hope to receive federal disability benefits, you are in luck if your case is assigned to Judge Charles Bridges…. Read More
The 2014 omnibus bill contains an increase in funding for running the Social Security Administration (SSA). Maybe now they can stop paying Social Security benefits… Read More
Time for some simple math: Which poll will more accurately determine the effect of a change on a whole group—one that surveys three of 10… Read More
Economy News
President Obama is needlessly scaring seniors by suggesting that their Social Security benefit checks may not arrive on time if the U.S. runs out of… Read More
An individual with $150,000 in the bank received Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a program intended for blind, disabled, or elderly individuals with limited financial resources,… Read More
The number of people on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) reached a record high this year. But a large number of people are double-dipping from both… Read More
EconomyNews
Adopting the chained CPI (Consumer Price Index) in Social Security to more accurately account for changes in the cost of living is a small first… Read More
After shimmying up trees and doing away with storm debris, the obviously able-bodied tree trimmer asked his customer, “Could you make the check out to… Read More
Following the lead of a handful of other states, the Virginia House yesterday passed a bill by an 82–13 margin that would require all state… Read More
