Monday, March 24, 2014

Federal employee retirement backlog continues in an actual undergroud limestone cave

Deep underground, federal employees process paperwork by hand in a long-outdated, inefficient system

Article Excerpt: "...Here, inside the caverns of an old Pennsylvania limestone mine, there are 600 employees of the Office of Personnel Management. Their task is nothing top-secret. It is to process the retirement papers of the government’s own workers. But that system has a spectacular flaw..."



Resource: www.washingtonpost.com

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Supporting entitlement cuts will cost you an election

Did Social Security Cost Democrats a Seat In Florida?

Article Excerpt: "...But Jolly had an easy comeback: He denied wanting to privatize Social Security, and fired back by noting that Sink voiced some support for the Simpson-Bowles debt-reduction plan, which included cuts to Social Security...."



Resource: www.nationaljournal.com

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Friday, March 7, 2014

Will politicians again attack retirees with a chained CPI threat?

Door left open for chained CPI comeback

Article Excerpt: "...Critics countered that the chained CPI doesn’t account for medical costs which make up a larger share of expenses for older people than for the population as a whole and would over time cost federal retirees thousands of dollars...."



Resource: www.federaltimes.com

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

How to maximize your Social Security

How to maximize your most valuable retirement asset

Article Excerpt: "...Most people aren't careless with the things they value the most. Surprisingly, one exception is how most people treat their most valuable retirement asset -- Social Security...."



Resource: www.cbsnews.com

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Social Security rules to become familiar with

Don't Fall Into These Social Security Traps

Article Excerpt: "...Some of the Social Security rules can be frighteningly complex. Because it will likely represent a large portion of your retirement income, it's important to understand how the government program works...."



Resource: www.nasdaq.com

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