Rich Republican politicians cannot imagine themselves living from check to check, always afraid there won’t be enough money to pay the rent, trying to get to the food bank without a car, needing to work two low-paying jobs, lacking money for winter coats for their children or spending much of their earnings on child care. […]
Social Security
Posted inLetters
J. Lysen: Social Security being targeted
As a recent retiree who will depend on Social Security for the bulk of my retirement income, I thank Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, for his leadership in the important fight to expand Social Security and help millions of Americans to live with dignity. Sen. Brown will be reintroducing shortly the Strengthening Social Security Act, a […]
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Group addresses runaway federal government
LEWISTON — Michael Farris doesn’t mince words on the matter: The United States is on the road to tyranny and there are few options left to rein it in. The federal government is out of control, Farris said, spending with abandon, regulating us into oblivion and generally trampling the U.S. Constitution by knowingly misinterpreting the […]
Posted inLetters
John Hovestadt: Shame on the government
What is wrong with U.S. government officials? Have they gone completely crazy in Washington, D.C.? First, they steal Social Security payments from retired postal workers with something called “offset” and “windfall,” even though we were fully covered with more than 40 quarters of required coverage for retirement. Now, I read that Social Security payments have […]
Posted inLetters
K. Pelletier: Strengthening retirement security
I have worked extremely hard for more than half of my life without thinking much about what will happen when I am able to retire. Now that I realize that I have only been able to secure low-mid-wage jobs, barely scraping by from paycheck to paycheck, with no ability to save or privately invest for […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
LePage phone campaign blames liberals for Social Security flap
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election team has launched a phone campaign seeking to clarify the Republican governor’s position on Social Security. LePage’s political foes criticized a news release from his office last week that they said categorized Social Security, Medicare payments, Medicaid and unemployment insurance benefits as forms of “welfare, pure and […]
Posted inLetters
A. Fisher: The best retirement plan
I agree with Joseph Mailey (May 14) and Shirley LaBrie (May 22) about the need to save Social Security. It is the best retirement plan for the working people. Alberta Fisher, Auburn
Posted inLetters
S. LaBrie: A raise for Social Security benificiaries
This is in response to a letter from Joseph Mailey, “Protect Social Security” (May 14). I agree with his letter. Social Security was started between 1935-1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He had a brilliant idea to remove money from people’s paychecks each week to create Social Security for people in their retirement years, or […]
Posted inLetters
J. Mailey: Protect Social Security
After you have worked for 40 to 50 years, raised your family and paid off your mortgage, you should be able to retire, right? Wrong. Unless your circumstances have allowed you to save money, have a pension, or have excessive assets, then your only financial path to retirement is what is called Social Security. Let […]
Posted inLetters
E. Field: A fair chance at a decent life
Some politicians say this country is divided into “takers” and “makers.” Americans on Social Security and Medicare are not takers. They have paid into those programs. Poor people may not pay income taxes, but they pay state and local taxes. Big businesses are huge takers. According to Americans for Tax Fairness, companies such as Google […]