Receiving a denial letter from the Social Security Administration can be devastating, but people with disabilities have the option to appeal the decision, according to Allsup, which represents tens of thousands of people in the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) process each year.
As one spouse of a married couple, you must choose when you will start collecting Social Security benefits. And when you do–whether you will receive Social Security benefits based on your own earnings or as a spouse’s entitlement based on his or her social security benefits. The ‘entitled spousal’ amount maximizes out at 50% of [...]
Barack Obama’s choice to head the budget office is on record favoring a reduction in Social Security benefits.
On Tuesday, Obama picked Peter Orszag to direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Orszag believes that Social Security benefits should be cut back to help balance the Social Security Trust Fund over the next 75 years.
He [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – (September 11, 2008) John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Kan., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing dozens of counterfeit driver’s licenses as well as implements used to make more identification documents. The 42 year old identity thief [...]
Social Security just announced an increase for 2009 tied to COLA! This Social Security Increase for 2009 is the highest increase because of COLA since 1982! 5.8% increase for social security benefits will start in 2009.
The 5.8 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase for Social Security will kick in 2009. This is the highest [...]
Two men were talking. "So, how's your sex life?""Oh, nothing special. I'm having Social Security sex.""Social Security sex?""Yeah, you know; I get a little each month, but not enough to live on!"
There are so many different and yet equally important things that you need to know about when it comes to the matter of social security retirement, and so if you are interested in the issue of social security retirement, or at the same time if you have no idea what social security retirement even is, then you are definitely going to want to read on so that you can learn more about it.Wha
Many of us are concerned about the future of social security. We have a legitimate reason to be concerned. With the population of the country growing older and the costs increasing every year it is not hard to see that eventually the tax payers may not be able to support the benefits. Plus if you look at the state of the financial market right now with the government proposing a bailout of the
If you’ve read my book Guide to Social Security… and A Better Retirement and I talked about it in my retirement blog, you know that postponing Social Security until age 70 makes a great deal of sense for most healthy, married Americans that can do without the income. Of course, there are numerous exceptions, and [...]
Obama is doing good in sticking on target and laying the issues out there on the table, because on social security McCain has been all over the place, if the polls swing one way McCain jumps right on the band wagon and even resort to flat out lying about what he actually said.
"I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest dangers to be feared. To pres
Philippine SSS or Social Security System Online in the Philippines
You can now check your SSS or Social Security System Contributions through Internet or what we called, Online System. In order for you to access your SSS account, you need to register first.
To register, click here.
I don’t know how long it takes to process the [...]
The BlogWatch is a weekly piece that is published on the non-partisan web site Facing Up to the Nation’s Finances. Stay tuned for more weekly, non-partisan fiscal recaps brought to you by Billy Hallowell and Facing Up.With the discussion primarily focused on both the Democratic and the Republican national conventions, the blogosphere has been quite [...]
Living abroad is exiting. Everyday is a new adventure, a new discovery. Of course, some discovery are exiting - others are not. Most developing countries do not yet have comprehensive social security system. And while many expats are prepared for medical, some do forget that our social security back home are a lot more extensive [...]
A colleague recently sent me a WSJ article covering a new calculator on the Social Security's administration's web site that gives a much-improved picture of what social security benefits could look like in retirement. This calculator is all part of a major upgrade of the Social Security Administration's systems and website to provide a faster and easier way to file for Social Security benefits on
Republican presidential candidate John McCain cashes his monthly Social Security checks despite calling the federal program "a disgrace." "I'm receiving benefits," McCain said, but added, "the system is broken." In 2007, he received benefits of $23,157 from Social Security, approximately $1,930 a month.
Out of the several federal programs that provide assistance to people with disabilities the largest is the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income of the SSA (Social Security Administration). Divided into two, they are composed of the following:
Social Security Disability Insurance
Supplemental Security Income
The two programs are [...]
If I receive Social Security payments from the United States, are they considered income when filing bankruptcy. In the USA Social Security is exempt from income.
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I am perplexed at an email that is heavily circulating the Internet right now. It has to do with possible changes to the social security system in our country. Usually when I get a mass email like this I delete it immediately regardless of how many people I am supposed to forward it on to or what is going to happen to me if I don't.
But this particular email perplexes me from a purely mathematica
In the United States your Social Security number (SSN) consists of nine very important numbers. Some people receive their SSN as a baby, so that their parents may include them at income tax reporting time and others receive it when they get their first job. When an identity thief gets hold of an [...]
The Social Security Disability application process can be intimidating. Learn about the SSI and SSDI application process and how a lawyer can help.
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"Let me be clear, privatizing Social Security was a bad idea when George W. Bush proposed it, it's a bad idea today...That's why I stood up against this plan in the Senate and that's why I won't stand for it as president," says Obama. So what is your plan for my future Barry? You want me to keep it in the current IOU fund that exists where there is no money for me?!?! You are oblivious to the f
By Rick LondonIn most of the 1980's, I was living in Washington, D.C., working in corporate America, waking up at 6 am, rushing with my coffee while I brushed my teeth and put on my pinstripe suit and yellow power tie, and drove to work, arriving before rush hour. Only to to experience panic and anxiety until daybreak. A coronary, a burst appendicitis, a dysfunctional vagus nerve (requiring an implant) and a myriad of other health problems, put me out to pasture, and, doctors said I would not be working again. I felt my life had come to an end. Technically, I was disabled. I did not buy the term. I bought a cheap computer and learned all I could about the Internet. I learned how to be a cartoonist and writer. I learned how to outsource and license the manufacturing of my image product
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if the actual addiction and alcoholism rates of the retiring baby-boomers is significantly higher that our current estimate of those rates, then the overall medical and related costs to be borne by the Medicare and Social Security Programs could be substantially higher than our current predictions. This, in addition to the already high projected [...]
Best place to gather information prior to initiating social security disability claim actions. The two primary social security disability programs ar1 Vote(s)
If you’ve read my book Guide to Social Security…and A Better Retirement you know that postponing Social Security until age 70 makes a great deal of sense for most healthy, married Americans that can do without the income. I mentioned this in my retirement blog in other posts. Of course, there are numerous [...]
I read an interesting article yesterday from MarketWatch that said all the talk about the failing Social Security System, and how it is going to soon run out of money is completely overblown. According to the author, Dr. Irwin Keller, the social security system may never run out of money, let alone run out of it in the near future. He claims that people are reading only the summary page from the annual report issued by Social Security’s board of trustees, which offers a warning of the possibility of a shortage in funds, and that if people read further they would see that the projections used in predicting the fund shortage scenario are drastically conservative. Using growth projections that are more historically consistent, the fund would actually never run out of money. This is an inte
Please bear with me on this post. I know it is a long one. I thought about splitting it apart, but it makes a lot more sense to me as a whole, since partial implementation of these ideas are much less effective than all of them. Have ideas to add or want [...]
The ruling part AKP wants to raise the retirement age to 65 while the life expectancy in Turkey is about 67 years. It means that most of the workers will die before being retired. The reform proposed by the government has been harshly criticised by labor leaders and opposition parties. Turkish unions launched a protest meeting in Istanbul against the sought social security and general health insurance bill. Here are the photos that I have taken."Real Turkiye"
Here’s my social security fast action fix for you. Dump it.
Income redistribution. However you want to dress it up, makes me want to vomit.
Social Security doesn’t work for retirement anymore. I don’t know of anyone that is depending on social security as part of their retirement plan. And if I don’t know it than it [...]
Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on the 2008 Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Reports. FULL STREAMING VIDEO. Reports from the Board of Trustees - Status of the Social Security and Medicare Program. also available in Adobe PDF FORMATWashington--The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees met this afternoon to complete their annual financial review of the programs and to transmit the Trustees Reports to Congress. I welcome my Cabinet colleagues.For decades, Social Security and Medicare have provided vital support for millions of Americans. As the baby boom generation moves into retirement, these programs face progressively larger financial challenges. If we do not take action soon to reform Social Security and Medicare, the coming demographic bulge will jeopardiz
Have you seen the lifelock commercial where the CEO of Lifelock gives out his social security number? It sounds crazy that he would risk all that, but there is one reason why he does that. To prove that his social security could never be stolen! Identity theft is easy and on the [...]
If they can't get you with Real ID they will try to get you with your SS card. Check this out!read more | digg storyLiberty Central- Conservatism's Blog of Choice
With expected influx of baby boomers and the need to cover the communications need of Social Security Administration has brought about a new VoIP Porject at SSA known as Telephone System Replacement Project or TSRP. Nortel Government Solutions is the team leader on a 10-year, $300 million project, which will bring SSA and its field offices to over voice over IP.WASHINGTON – The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed selection of a team led by Nortel Government Solutions to deploy one of the world's largest enterprise VoIP networks under the 10-year, US$300 million Telephone Systems Replacement Project (TSRP).The SSA selected Nortel Government Solutions, a U.S. company wholly owned by Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT], in July 2007 because its solution offered the best value. Deploym
As I have previously written, I was denied for the initial claim for Social Security Disability (SSDI), benefits on December 7th, 2007. I retained the services of an attorney on December 17th, 2007. She did not complete my Request for Benefits, or file for Reconsideration until January 24th, 2008. The Social Security office informed me that they have until May 24th, 2008 to proclaim the status of my case. Q: What do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the sea? A: A good start. She wasted nearly 6 weeks of my time and is pressing my sanity. The hook is that an attorney only gets a certain percentage of your winnings for compensation, which is 25% in my case. What the layperson does not know is that the longer the attorney prolongs the case, the more she profits. I'm lost in
Guest Commentary by David Smith
Let me ask you a couple of questions. First, which demographic segment has the best voting record? Meaning, of any age group, which group votes more regularly than any other?
Old people, right? Retirees, seniors…old people. No offense intended.
So if you wanted to propose a government entitlement program and your goal was [...]
An Overview of Social Security BenefitsBy Bill Broich
Social security was established in 1937 as an emergency net for workers of this nation. It was to cover all workers and has grown to cover a wide range of benefits. These benefits are funded by worker payroll taxes and are paid into a fund managed by the [...]
Requests for Social Security numbers are now so commonplace that many people assume they have no choice. But that’s actually not true -- although convincing companies of that can be a challenge.
In fact, it’s a bad idea to hand out your Social Security number. If someone steals it, they can open new accounts in your name, charge bills to you, and you might not find out for months or years.
Your employer needs your Social Security number to pay you, and your bank needs it to comply with federal law, but very few other places actually need it. Your credit card company does not. Neither does your doctor (unless you're on Medicare or Medicaid), and neither does the phone company.
In the past few years, computers with sensitive personal data including Social Security numbers have been lost by or stolen from Home Depot, Citigroup, Gap, Hartford Financial Services, AT&T, Pfizer, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and many more organizations. And in 2005 (the most recent year fo
Consumers should carefully review their annual statementsYou think the government's always right? Think again. Mistakes in Social Security calculations are surprisingly common.Government watch groups estimate that the Social Security Administration (SSA) makes mistakes on at least 3 percent of the total official earnings records it keeps.The best way to keep an eye on your personal Social Security records is to carefully review your yearly Social Security statement, and don’t be surprised if you uncover an error.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/ss_checkup.html~Sandy G.
Since Social Security is a government-subsidized program, the answer to this question is never simple. Basically, Social Security disability benefits are intended for those who cannot work, or at least cannot work enough to get by each month.
If left to that definition, of course, many more people would be receiving Social Security disability benefits. The part that prevents some from being approved is that Social Security has what they call “the listing,” which is simply a list on paper of the medical problems that qualify and their severity. It is the government’s way of categorizing something that is very difficult to categorize.
This presents two hurdles to anyone interested in receiving Social Security benefits. First, you have to present evidence that you meet the listings; or that you cannot work, or at least enough to support yourself. This evidence is usually in the form of medical records. The problem with this is that many people cannot afford t
All scam artists are scum but this one is really low. Some scams take advantage of greedy people or people who think they are looking to rip someone else off. This scam targets senior citizens, the sad part about this scam is the victims get warned before they get ripped off but they ignore the warning! Guess they may fall into the greedy category after all but I still think this one is low. Here is how it works:
According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), someone approaches an elderly citizen and asks if they have filed to get the tax back on their Social Security benefits. They tell the victim (the Social Security beneficiary) to get a 1099 from Social Security so that they can file the income tax refund for the beneficiary. The beneficiary requests the last 3 years 1099 statements showing their Social Security Benefit. The SSA has no choice except to give them the information because it gives them the total payments they have received. (here comes the warning
Retired school teacher Kathleen Casey-Kirschling on Monday became the first ripple in a "silver tsunami" of retiring baby boomers to apply for pension benefits, threatening to overwhelm U.S. government finances.Isn't it already overwhelmed at 9 trillion in debt and growing by the second?read more | digg storyLiberty Central- Conservatism's Blog of Choice
If an individual applies for Social Security disability insurance and is denied there is an appeals process they can through in order for reconsideration of their application.If an individual wishes to appeal the Social Security Administration's decision regarding their application for disability insurance they can do so, however they must make their request in writing within 60 days from the date they received Social Security's denial letter. The Social Security Administration assumes that the individual receives their letter five days after the date posted on the letter, unless an individual can show them they received it later. There are generally three or four levels of appeals; the first being reconsideration, second is a hearing by and administrative law judge, third is a review by appeals council and lastly is a federal court review. When the Social Security Administration sends an individual their letter about their decision on their claim they give them instructions on how t
To be able to win a social security disability case can only be obtained through the assistance of a competent social security disability lawyer. Getting one is such a no small matter. What must we really consider when choosing the right representative to handle our disability cases? Well, to help you in this process, I created this article hoping that it can help you in any ways regarding the
John McCain has just given the US public a crash course on why debt is not a good thing. McCain raised $11.2 million this past quarter but spent most of it and has very little cash on hand. Seems...
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CAUTION: STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS RANT BELOW>>>I HAVE HAD IT !!!The Senate reached a "compromise" on illegal immigration yesterday.Let me re-phrase that for you...The Senate Republicans got rolled by Teddy Kennedy and agreed to a bill granting AMNESTY to lawbreakers !!!Read about it here; The plan, which was still being finalized, allows the estimated 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens in the United States to come forward and receive probationary statusSo...people who are waiting in their home countries for YEARS...playing by the rules get shafted so the Senators can be seen as "doing something" on illegal immigration??? Senators, the only thing worse than doing nothing is doing something so mind-numblingly stupid and crafting a bill that effectively rewards law-breaking.This bill is so eerily similar to the 1986 bill that it is scary...Take a look at what Ed Meese (Reagan's Attorney General) has to say about the 1986 Amnesty Bill here;President Reagan set out to correct the loss
When Alexis Jones tried buying house and found several accounts she didn’t recognize on her credit report, she knew she had become an identity theft victim. Every year 45,000 other Californians become victims of identity theft. “I do a lot of Internet buying, I’m always online. So, I knew I was susceptible. All [...]
Despite an opinion to the contrary issued last month by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Texas House of Representatives Monday approved a bill that would allow county officials to release Social Security numbers under the Texas Public Information Act. Abbott’s opinion ruled it illegal for county clerks to post on their Web [...]
Living on Social Security? Surprised no one has actually tried this yet. Then again, I haven't done a Google search yet. LOL. Could be quite lucrative.
