02/06/12 THE RAW SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS FEED

• Rep. McDermott: Thanks to Medicare, 'My Brothers and Sisters and ... _{2013-02-06, 03:26 pm}
  ... had four daughters, and she spent three months with each one of them. And she had no Medicare, she had no Social Security. And she lived with her daughters. And we took care of her. I mean, I got thrown out of my bedroom. My bedroom became grandma's ...
• Where's my refund? IRS tool helps you answer that question _{2013-02-06, 03:24 pm}
  ... filers who got refunds.To use "Where's My Refund?" you'll need to have some personal information handy: Your Social Security number (the IRS says it will remain encrypted and safe on IRS2GO), your filing status (such as "married, filing jointly"), ...
• Retirement Crisis _{2013-02-06, 03:17 pm}
  ... of people in and nearing retirement just don't have enough in retirement savings to supplement their meager Social Security benefits. At current returns, $120K in retirement savings buys you about a $650/month annuity. With a two earner household, ...
• Postal Cuts Are Austerity on Steroids _{2013-02-06, 03:12 pm}
  ... - and promote the privatization of public services - has many faces. Most Americans recognize the threats to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as pieces of the austerity plan advanced by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), and the ...
• Native American Man Tells Anti-Illegal Immigration Protesters Who... _{2013-02-06, 03:08 pm}
  ... employers to use the identification verification system E-verify, based on a compilation of legally issued Social Security numbers. Status: Approved on June 8th 2010. House: 188-6 (07/08/2010)
• Panetta warns of degraded military readiness _{2013-02-06, 03:02 pm}
  ... focus on cutting government spending and must include savings from popular entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, Boehner insisted on Wednesday. "At some point, Washington has to deal with its spending problem," he told ...
• Social Security Phone Scam _{2013-02-06, 02:58 pm}
  The Palo Alto County Sheriffs Office received a report from a concerned citizen about a phone callon issuing new social security cards.
• Veterans group back governor's tax plan _{2013-02-06, 02:50 pm}
  ... Dave Beran, says the bill would ease the financial burden on veterans, many of whom live month-to-month on Social Security benefits. Heineman is pushing two tax measures this session. The Legislature's Revenue Committee has set a Wednesday hearing ...
• Bill Montgomery Is No Immigration Moderate _{2013-02-06, 02:45 pm}
  ... is held "non-bondable," like a murderer, a child molester, or a serial rapist. Rascon's crime? She made up a Social Security number 11 years ago to get a job packing vitamins at a GNC warehouse in Phoenix. Yet she stands accused of six counts of ...
• Six Key Elements to Retiring in 5 Years or Less _{2013-02-06, 02:44 pm}
  ... stage of life. Retirement income normally comes from one, or all, of three places. The first place is Social Security, where there are hundreds of variations in beginning Social Security Income. These variations include early, spousal, filing and ...
• Free income tax preparation is now available in Upper Sandusky _{2013-02-06, 02:41 pm}
  ... church, located at 108 Malabar Drive in Upper Sandusky. The IRS requires that participants provide either a Social Security card or Social Security Benefit statement (SSA-1099) for each person listed on the return. Taxpayers also are asked to bring ...
• Deficit reduction can't reignite the economy _{2013-02-06, 02:38 pm}
  ... governors are eagerly doing by raising sales taxes, and as the federal government did last month by raising Social Security taxes) makes it even harder for consumers to spend. Which means slower growth and fewer jobs. Likewise, cuts in government ...
• Postal Service to cut Saturday mail, drawing protests from union, some local lawmakers _{2013-02-06, 02:38 pm}
  ... in rural areas – whose lifeline to the outside world is the Postal Service. Whether it’s their social security check, an important document or even just a card from a loved one. I’ve introduced a sense of Congress, asking the postal ...
• Austerity showdown: Safety net cuts still in play _{2013-02-06, 02:36 pm}
  ... raising the Medicare eligibility age and the chained CPI, a revision of the cost of living adjustment for Social Security that would mean increasing benefit cuts to seniors as they get older. Not willing to count on the crazies in the House GOP ...
• (VIDEO) Cantor, Ryan, Jindal Rebranded GOP Ideas - Same One's Killing the Middle Class _{2013-02-06, 02:35 pm}
  ... Rights was a progressive hope. The ERA amendment was a progressive hope. Title 9 was a progressive outcome. Social Security, Medicare, and Medicare were progressive outcomes. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was a progressive outcome. These are ...
• Watch Your Mouth! Ten Phrases that Progressives Should Retire in 2013 _{2013-02-06, 02:35 pm}
  ... that corporations and the wealthy receive through other channels. Let's instead call popular programs like Social Security and Medicare by name, while challenging "public service cuts," and supporting "economic security policies." 3. Felon. ...
• Anonymous Hacker Lives in Va. Beach _{2013-02-06, 02:29 pm}
  ... of site owner and webmaster Jim Parks was released by the group. Also, KnightSec threatened to release Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers and personal information about those it claimed were involved in the alleged rape. The website ...
• The most common identity theft risks at tax time _{2013-02-06, 02:26 pm}
  ... "tax time is a prime time of opportunity." Forms such as W-2s and IRS tax forms usually include your Social Security number, name and address, and often, financial account information, the ITRC notes. Using that information, identity thieves can ...
• CBO: Deficit Reduction Has Hurt Economy _{2013-02-06, 02:16 pm}
  ... has already begun or is scheduled to occur -- including the expiration of a 2 percentage-point cut in the Social Security payroll tax, an increase in tax rates on income above certain thresholds, and scheduled automatic reductions in federal ...
• US Treasury resumes borrowing, repays pension fund _{2013-02-06, 02:13 pm}
  ... that will allow the government to borrow about $450 billion to meet interest payments and obligations like Social Security benefits and government salaries. Once the suspension of the debt ceiling ends, Treasury said it would resume using ...