It wasn’t very long ago that I saw a televised report that everyone’s Social Security check would increase by a measly $4 per month. Even that was a lie. I have been speaking with several people and nobody I have talked to received that $4 increase. Some said it was a dollar or two, maybe […]
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Government insult
Recently, I happened to hear the great news that the Social Security benefits cost of living increase will be about five dollars per month. Wow. How can they afford such an increase? Or, are they laughing at people? It is an insult, above and beyond. It is a slap in the face. The cost of […]
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Give us a decent raise
Members of the U.S. House and Senate should be thinking about senior citizens who are living on fixed incomes. According to an answer to a question in Sun Spots (July 19), senior citizens are going to receive a 0.2 percent cost of living adjustment on their Social Security checks beginning in 2017. That amounts to […]
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Obama’s failure with Social Security
WASHINGTON — President Obama unintentionally damaged his legacy the other day by urging an expansion of Social Security benefits and, thereby, reminding everyone (and particularly future historians) that he failed to deal with one of the largest issues facing the country: an aging society. “It’s time we finally made Social Security more generous, and increased […]
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Make changes with resolve
A while ago, there was an article in the Sun Journal with news that Social Security recipients are unlikely to receive an increase in 2016. Allegedly, that is due to lower gas prices. What does one thing have to do with the other? Apparently, any excuse will do. How can informed government officials be so […]
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Low gas prices mean no Social Security benefit raises
Average Social Security Payout per Month | FindTheData WASHINGTON — For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase in benefits next year, which is unwelcome news for more than one-fifth of the nation’s population. They can blame low gas prices. By […]
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Robert Samuelson: Debate needed over generational justice
WASHINGTON — If New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has his way, the unfolding presidential campaign will focus on generational fairness. It will seek to curb spending on the elderly — mainly Social Security and Medicare — without putting the elderly at risk. This debate would be good for the country, but whether the country can […]
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N. Willard: Fixing Social Security
Ramesh Ponnuru’s column, “Democrats offer a delusional SS plan” (Sun Journal, April 11), sounds like a convoluted, unsubstantiated and obvious attempt to privatize Social Security. Republicans tried that during the time when George W. Bush was president. Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced Social Security during the Great Depression. He recognized the deplorable living conditions that many […]
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Democrats offer a delusional SS plan
By Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg News Social Security has a long-term funding gap that just keeps growing. Neither political party has a plan to pay for the promises we’ve already made to people contributing to the system. But Democrats are bringing a new idea to the table: make even more promises. Almost all Senate Democrats have […]
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L. Greaney: Lower the tax burden
Reasonable and logical tax proposals are needed that would create incentives to work and put more money in the hands of the middle-class wage earner. Economic freedom is a critical success factor to stimulate growth. During 2013, Sen. Susan Collins responded to my proposal to revise the U.S. payroll tax policy. She also sent a […]