Social Security
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Economist: Social Security IOUs Are Not Bonds
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Jan. 3, 2005, 4:22 p.m. ESTA Winter Haven, Fla., gadfly says the Social Security trust fund really is empty.[@@]AARP, Washington, ...
December 20, 2004
Bush Refuses To Show Social Security HandPresident Bush emphasized today during his last press conference of the year that he wants Social Security reform efforts to protect the benefits of ...
December 15, 2004
GAO Head: Changes Needed In Social Security, MedicareGAO Head: Changes Needed In Social Security, MedicareWashingtonThe head of the Government Accountability Office last week said changes are needed in the structure of Social ...
December 09, 2004
Questions That Need To Be AskedByAccording to most Washington observers, debate on how best to reform or restructure the Social Security system will soon begin. No doubt it will be ...
December 08, 2004
Bill Puts Annuities At Social Security Reform TableNew Senate legislation could reduce the tax on lifetime annuity income by 50%.[@@]The bill, which will be reintroduced in the next Congress in January ...
November 09, 2004
Survey: Few Workers Feel Financially Prepared To RetireNU Online News Service, Nov. 9, 2004, 5:05 p.m. ESTRetirees seem to be a lot more confident about federal retirement programs than working Americans ...
November 09, 2004
Tool Helps Employers Explain BenefitsNU Online News Service, Nov. 9, 2004, 11:18 a.m. ESTEasy Benefit Statements L.L.C., Greensboro, N.C., has introduced a new benefit statement software package.[@@]The package ...
November 05, 2004
Spitzer Probe Fallout Surfaces In Pru, Hartford FilingsPrudential Financial Inc., Newark, N.J., says regulators are asking it for information about some of its business practices.[@@]New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, ...