

Nation Oct 13

In our news wrap Tuesday, Virginia online voter registration was disrupted on its final day of availability. State officials blamed an accidental cut in a fiber optic cable for the outage, which could prevent thousands from registering to vote. Also,…
Nation Oct 13

Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about the coronavirus and its consequences for older people.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Politics Aug 10

Democrats say it's a signal that Trump would cut the social safety net, breaking a promise he made as a candidate in 2016 not to touch Social Security and Medicare.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Economy Apr 22

The financial condition of the government’s two biggest benefit programs remains shaky, with Medicare expected to become insolvent in just six years, while Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits starting in 2035, the government said Wednesday.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
Nov 21

By Philip Moeller
A recent Trump executive order could permit older employees to claim Social Security and continue contributing to their HSAs.
Oct 30

By Philip Moeller
People often don’t think about the implications of how filing early for Social Security might affect their future entitlements to other Social Security benefits.
Oct 16

By Philip Moeller
Can an ex-wife file for a Social Security benefit based on a former husband’s earnings record, even if he stated that she has no rights to his retirement benefits? "Such benefits have no impact on his own Social Security entitlements,"…
Oct 10

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Seniors and advocates complain that the inflation yardstick used to determine the annual adjustment doesn't adequately reflect their costs, mainly for health care.
Sep 18

By Philip Moeller
Warren’s proposal is based on a lot of solid evidence, writes columnist Philip Moeller, but it also seeks to fix larger-scale problems for which there are no easy solutions.
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