On September 19, the President announced his intention to designate Sylvester J. Schieber to be Chairman of the Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB). The President…
Bruce Borden had it all at 36. A self-made man of means and influence, he was a prosperous entrepreneur, an insulation contractor and landlord, on…
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Social Security privatization is not just unlikely to succeed, for various reasons that are subject to discussion. It is mathematically…
America’s private pension system is now in crisis. Over the past few years, American taxpayers have been put at risk of assuming tens of billions…
Whether you receive Social Security retirement, disability or survivor benefits, free and secure online services are available at the Social Security Web site, www.socialsecurity.gov, for…
From the Trenton Times: In applying for benefits, complications can work to your advantage. One of the questions on a Social Security retirement claim asks…
After several years of study, The Social Security Administration has proposed a major revision to the medical criteria used to evaluate disorders of the immune…
The Social Security Administration has taken the next step in a three-year process revising the Regualtions relating to disability claims under the auto-immune disorders. This…
From Charles Hall’s Social Security Blog: The Congressional Budget Office reports that only 15% of those who receive Veterans’ Disability benefits are also receiving Social…
The LA Times’ Liz Weston Pulliam addresses this question in her recent column: Question: In the past, we’d heard that a bank account could be…