01/31/13 The Raw Social Security News Feed

• Fears resurface for US economy _{2013-01-31, 05:47 am}
  ... Even though the US averted the fiscal cliff, there's still tax increases that are happening, increases in social security tax and increases in taxes on some high income earners. So the economy has to absorb that. There's still this uncertainty about ...
• Kitzhaber's PERS proposal would raid retirement fund _{2013-01-31, 03:00 am}
  ... Sounds familiar, doesn't it? I believe the federal government talked us into something similar with the Social Security system. Oh, by the way, our governor just asked and received approval to go on the lecture tour so he could make a little extra ...
• PAME unionists' trial postponed [update] _{2013-01-31, 05:38 am}
  ... 35 people were taken into custody. The union was allegedly protesting comments Vroutsis had made about the social security system. During the operation, police fired teargas and used batons to disperse roughly 300 demonstrators who rallied outside ...
• 3,000 persons to get free birth certificates _{2013-01-31, 05:32 am}
  ... Sue-Ho explained. Additionally, agencies such as the Tax Administration Jamaica, Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Ministry of Health will be on hand to provide various services. "It's a free service. We are not limiting the service ...
• Against cash transfers in South Sudan _{2013-01-31, 05:27 am}
  ... the first person to support any policy that aims at providing South Sudanese access to means of survival and social security. I have read and heard about cash transfer schemes in Middle Income Countries (MICs). Experiments are under way in selected ...
• Annual Report Credit - Best Way to Check Your Free Credit Scores Report Online _{2013-01-31, 05:25 am}
  ... b filled. Usually, the fields whiN h ar marked with sign (generally) ar mandatory. The details involve name, social security number, birthday, current address nd previous address. Once all th required details have be n filled, the user N an fill ...
• Lawmakers to hear retirement-pay exemption bills _{2013-01-31, 05:19 am}
  ... would exclude military retirement benefits from state income taxes. 1 of those bills would also exempt Social Security benefits. A fourth bill would exclude all retirement benefits. The bills were introduced by Sens. Bob Krist of Omaha, Charlie ...
• Exempting retirement income from state tax debated in Legislature _{2013-01-31, 05:17 am}
  ... wants to move back to the Omaha metro area. But the friend knows Nebraska offers no special tax breaks for Social Security income, while Iowa does. The policy difference could cost the friend a few thousand additional dollars to live west of the ...
• Neb. lawmakers consider axing Social Security tax _{2013-01-31, 05:01 am}
  Several Nebraska lawmakers have plans to get rid of taxation on Social Security benefits to make Nebraska a more appealing place to retire.
• Offering much-needed meals _{2013-01-31, 04:56 am}
  ... come here to stretch our food stamps,' says Jenny, 30, who says the family has been surviving on a single Social Security disability check while her 32-year-old husband looks for work as a construction laborer. 'You can't make it on $700 a month,' ...
• Output contracts in 4th quarter _{2013-01-31, 04:51 am}
  ... The compromise between President Barack Obama and Congress earlier this month allowed a temporary cut in Social Security taxes to expire, which is expected to crimp growth in the first quarter. The change will cost a worker earning $50,000 a year an ...
• Left Foot Forward _{2013-01-31, 04:29 am}
  ... There was a softly mumbled response from the choir of supporters as the President said Medicare and Social Security "do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take risks that make this country great." Waves of applause rippled forward from ...
• Leyla ALIYEVA on recent protests in Azerbaijan and limitations of... _{2013-01-31, 04:21 am}
  ... the district administration head, who is the brother of Fizuli Alekperov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Labor and Social Security. According to minval.az, the district administration head and his family had managed to flee before the house was surrounded ...
• Japan Values Women Less - As It Needs Them More _{2013-01-31, 04:10 am}
  ... laws," says Yoshiyuki Takeuchi, professor of economy at the University of Osaka, "but still tax, pension, social security and health insurance are based on the model of a four-person family with a working father and a stay-at-home mother. "In Japan, ...
• Identity Theft Council Warns Of Troubling Trend In Identity Thieves Exploiting Payday Loopholes _{2013-01-31, 03:51 am}
  ... any personal information over the phone to payday lenders. Many times they will ask the victim for their Social Security Number in order to verify their identity. Do not provide your Social Security Number under any circumstances. Consider placing a ...
• Waging War on Immigrants _{2013-01-31, 03:45 am}
  ... enforces draconian harshness. It compares employee information to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security data. Numerous false alarms are triggered. Millions of legal immigrants are falsely targeted. Undocumented immigrants will be ...
• PAME unionists face prosecutor after storming labor ministry office _{2013-01-31, 03:43 am}
  ... 35 people were taken into custody. The union was allegedly protesting comments Vroutsis had made about the social security system. During the operation, police fired teargas and used batons to disperse roughly 300 demonstrators who rallied outside ...
• German court confirms social rights for Bulgarians _{2013-01-31, 03:27 am}
  ... as a Bulgarian citizen, from [social] benefits," the Federal Social Court, Germany's top appeal court for social security cases said in its ruling on Wednesday (30 January). The ruling is final and can only be contested in the Constitutional Court, ...
• Flaxton Memorial Hall undergoes renovations _{2013-01-31, 03:13 am}
  ... get payments electronically, either through direct deposit or a debit card for those without a bank account. Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board, Office of Personal Management and the Department ...
• Zimbabwe claims its accounts are bare _{2013-01-31, 03:11 am}
  ... known for his exaggerated rhetoric in the troubled economy, failed to mention quick returns from income tax, social security payments and increased taxable spending in shops and stores. The government is the nation's biggest employer - with a work ...

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• On Native GroundCONSERVATIVES to Needy Americans: Drop Dead _{2011-06-16, 03:00 am}
  ... woes is to wipe out the welfare state. But Republicans are finding out that most Americans rather like Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, the minimum wage, food inspections, clean air and water, bridges that don't collapse, public ...
• On Native GroundDEFICIT Reduction: the Wrong Policy at the Wrong Time _{2011-06-12, 03:00 am}
  ... Progressive Caucus' "People's Budget" would create a budget surplus by 2021 while saving Medicare and Social Security. How? By raising taxes on the wealthy, closing tax loopholes, cutting defense spending and spending money to create new jobs to ...
• On Native GroundTHE People's Budget is Better for All _{2011-04-28, 03:00 am}
  ... people. Look at the public opinion polls and you will see support for preserving Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. You'll see support for increased spending on education at all levels. You'll see support for increased scientific and medical ...
• Michelle Singletary: Soon, check will not be in the mail _{2013-01-17, 02:23 am}
  ... of people who receive their payments by mail to convert to electronic delivery. Affected are those receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Veterans Affairs, Railroad Retirement Board or Office of Personnel Management benefits and ...
• Your Letters _{2013-01-17, 02:13 am}
  With all the new taxes, including payroll taxes, increased Social Security deduction, health care cost increase and more now and in the future with Obamacare, the city of Rifle has put another burden upon us with a 61 percent increase in water rates and a 0.75 percent sales tax increase.
• Our Members of Congress are selling us out _{2013-01-17, 02:10 am}
  As a retired Tennessean, I was relieved about the Fiscal Cliff deal that left my Social Security and Medicare in place.
• Business CEOs: Raise retirement age _{2013-01-17, 01:53 am}
  An influential group of business CEOs is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health insurance program for older Americans.
• CEOs: Raise retirement age _{2013-01-17, 01:52 am}
  An influential group of business CEOs is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health insurance program for older Americans.
• Cutting more than corners _{2013-01-17, 01:41 am}
  ... hard-line Tea-Party wing and the more moderate establishment to avoid any substantial cuts to Medicare or Social Security. They believe cuts to defense can suffice and allow entitlements to remain unchanged. This strategy seems relatively sound in ...
• Fraud prevention scrutinized _{2013-01-17, 01:36 am}
  ... The change would protect the confidentiality of such information as the individual's full date of birth and Social Security number, which could be used for fraudulent purposes. Violators would be subject to a fine of up to $2,000 or up to two years ...
• Crete What's Happening _{2013-01-17, 01:34 am}
  ... the vulnerable and the elderly with assistance from county, state and federal programs, including Medicare, Social Security, license plate discounts, as well as other services. Tailgate Extravaganza The Mother Teresa Catholic Academy's second annual ...
• Mado _{2013-01-17, 01:29 am}
  ... of the 14% tax rate Romney paid. During the Nixon administration, there was no talk of reducing Social Security benefits. They were increased. Under Nixon, the EPA and OSHA were formed, and the Clean Air Act was passed and signed into law. Sure ...
• Beecher Briefs _{2013-01-17, 01:25 am}
  ... the vulnerable and the elderly with assistance from county, state and federal programs, including Medicare, Social Security, license plate discounts, as well as other services. Dog Tags on Sale Dog tags are on sale at Beecher Village Hall, 724 ...
• CEO group wants to raise retirement age _{2013-01-17, 01:18 am}
  ... group of business CEOs is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health insurance program for older Americans. The Business Roundtable 's plan would ...
• Debate over driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants reignited by DMV study _{2013-01-17, 01:02 am}
  ... immigrants in this group increased after California passed a 1994 law requiring applicants to show a valid Social Security number and documents proving they are in the country legally. The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday was the first to report that ...
• Country's $16 trillion debt lesson in basic economics _{2013-01-17, 01:00 am}
  ... wealth redistribution. Some 66 million Americans receive government assistance, not counting Medicare or Social Security. That includes food stamps, housing assistance, child care, Medicaid, unemployment, energy assistance and disability. Some 21 ...
• Political games by Congress is not governing _{2013-01-17, 12:53 am}
  ... an excuse to destroy many government programs. The programs most disagreeable to the GOP are the successful Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs. Congress doesn't talk about the gas and oil company 'entitlements' that cost $21 billion. ...
• New online Social Security services available _{2013-01-17, 12:42 am}
  Q: Michael J. Astrue, commissioner of the Social Security Administration, this week announced the agency is expanding the services available with a "my Social Security" account.
• Credit Card Fraud Really Isn't Identity Theft _{2013-01-17, 12:34 am}
  ... called new account fraud. This occurs when someone gains access to your name, address and, in the US, your Social Security number. With this data, a thief can open a new account and have the card sent to a different address. This is true identity ...
• Social Security: You can have Medicare and private insurance _{2013-01-17, 12:00 am}
  Q Mr. G asks: If I am currently covered by my employer's health insurance plan and I am over 65 years old, am I allowed to have Medicare Part A and B along with the insurance coverage I now have through my employer? I have been told I cannot have both.