From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Democrats received glowing headlines for their midterm performance, so it’s easy to forget: Republicans will take over the House in January. Though the margins are smaller, it’s a bit of deja vu for Social Security … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Our retirement tax system is broken. Each year, it showers hundreds of billions of dollars of tax breaks primarily on the richest and whitest households. But few of these incentives reach the households that … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): The U.S. population is aging; at the same time, the labor force participation rate is increasing among older Americans. As a result of well-documented flaws in the U.S. retirement system, many older workers hope … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): We wanted to be sure you heard the news: For the first time in 10 years, Medicare premiums are going down for seniors. That’s right: Every person who receives Medicare will pay less next year … Continued
Senator Ron Johnson insisting that “social security be eliminated as a federal entitlement program” and that it become a program that requires annual approval by Congress.1 Now more than ever we must fully safeguard Social Security from scheming Republican Senators. … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): In 2022, Medicare increased its premiums by the largest amount ever―largely in anticipation of an expensive Alzheimer’s drug called Aduhelm. But because of scrutiny from advocates like Social Security Works, the manufacturer cut the price … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-06-29/health/report-pa-sees-drug-overdose-spike-in-older-adults/a79714-1 June 29, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Older people in Pennsylvania are dying from drug overdoses at much higher rates now compared to a decade ago, according to the … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Right now, the average family is spending an extra $460 out of pocket each month on everything from food to gas to housing to prescription drugs.1 At the Coalition on Human Needs, we’re … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): NOTE: You need not be Lutheran to use this tool. As Christians, we pray for daily bread, not just for ourselves, but for our neighbors. As Lutherans, we believe we are called to … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/09/time-scrap-cap-sanders-warren-bill-targets-rich-expand-social-security Under the current system, notes Sen. Bernie Sanders, billionaires pay “the same amount of Social Security taxes as someone making $147,000 a year.” JAKE JOHNSON June 9, 2022 Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren led a group of … Continued