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How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Americans

You'd still get your mail -- and your usual Social Security payment. But troops' pay might be delayed, and you'd have to put off that spring break trip to a national park. How government services would or wouldn't be affected if there's a partial shutdown Friday at midnight: • Benefit payments: Social Security...

Baby Boomers' Retirement Dilemma [VIDEO]

Medicare Rise Could Mean No Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment

WASHINGTON - Millions of retired and disabled people in the United States had better brace for another year with no increase in Social Security payments. The government is projecting a slight cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits next year, the first increase since 2009. But for most beneficiaries,...

The Deficit Dog That Didn't Bark: Raising the Retirement Age

"You're going to have to raise the retirement age for Social Security," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proclaimed in a recent speech to the American Enterprise Institute. "Oh, I just said it and I still am standing here. I did not vaporize into the carpet and I said it." When the report of President Barack Obama's deficit...

Opinion: Empty Words from Both Sides on the Debt

Last month the Congressional Budget Office reported that Social Security had begun running permanent budget deficits. Medicare is facing future budget shortfalls larger than the entire budgets of most countries. In response to this looming crisis, President Barack Obama's 2012 budget proposes to ... talk about it. This...

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Wm. Scott Page: Sandwich Generation Headed for a Crumble

A recent Money Across Generations study further revealed why baby boomers and members of the so-called Sandwich Generation are in deep financial trouble.

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December Surprise? From Rubin to Pelosi, Wall Street & DC Dems Push Post-Election Austerity

On a recent Meet the Press face-off between Democrats and Republicans, a politician claimed we urgently need to cut government spending.

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Mitt Romney Is the Inequality Candidate

America is an unequal society , and our inequality is growing.

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How to Retire With the Same Income You Have Now

On May 1, the Social Security Administration replaced its physically mailed annual benefits statement with an online system at www.ssa.gov that provides you with the same information.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Bob Cesca: The Truth About the President and the Deficit, Continued...

Karl Rove's new Crossroads GPS commercial against the president is laugh-out-loud awful.

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05/31/12 Wm. Scott Page: Sandwich Generation Headed for a... Source: The Huffington Post A recent Money Across Generations study further revealed why baby boomers and members of the so-called Sandwich Generation are in deep financial trouble.
05/30/12 December Surprise? From Rubin to Pelosi, Wall Street &... Source: The Huffington Post On a recent Meet the Press face-off between Democrats and Republicans, a politician claimed we urgently need to cut government spending.
05/30/12 Mitt Romney Is the Inequality Candidate Source: The Huffington Post America is an unequal society , and our inequality is growing.
05/30/12 How to Retire With the Same Income You Have Now Source: DailyFinance (Mobile) On May 1, the Social Security Administration replaced its physically mailed annual benefits statement with an online system at www.ssa.gov that provides you with the same information.
05/30/12 Bob Cesca: The Truth About the President and the... Source: The Huffington Post - Business Karl Rove's new Crossroads GPS commercial against the president is laugh-out-loud awful.

Background on Social Security

Social security is a concept enshrined in Article 22 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states that Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

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