Post-war pensions boom ‘is coming to an end’ Only people who receive a large inheritance will be able to enjoy a more comfortable old-age than previous generations, Institute for Fiscal Studies report finds People born in the 1960s and 1970s… Read More ›
Social Security
Mexican Social Security Deal Files Face Release / ‘could provide Mexican nationals with U.S. Social Security benefits “
By DAN MCCUE (CN) – A group deserves more information from government agencies on a treaty that could provide Mexican nationals with U.S. Social Security benefits, a federal judge ruled. At issue is a “totalization agreement” Mexico and… Read More ›
8 Reasons Young Americans Don’t Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance
EEV: RE-posted at Request Republished from alternet.org By Bruce E. Levine Traditionally, young people have energized democratic movements. So it is a major coup for the ruling elite to have created societal institutions that have subdued young Americans and… Read More ›
And you thought $16.7trillion was bad… Leading economist says U.S. national debt is actually $86.8TRILLION
By David Martosko In Washington PUBLISHED: 15:27 EST, 29 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:56 EST, 29 July 2013 The U.S. government’s books are in the red by more than $86.8trillion, according to an influential University of California San Diego… Read More ›
State Department must explain the secrecy surrounding its plans to give Mexican nationals Social Security benefits
Mexican Social Security Deal Gets Another Look By DAN MCCUE (CN) – The State Department must explain the secrecy surrounding its plans to give Mexican nationals Social Security benefits, a federal judge ruled, siding with a group of senior citizens…. Read More ›
Almost half of Americans have less than $10,000 left when they die
46% now die with £10,000 or less saved Many do not have cash to absorb financial ‘shocks’ such as big medical bills Single retirees more likely to be poorer By Sam Adams PUBLISHED:03:48 EST, 31 August 2012| UPDATED:09:08 EST, 31… Read More ›
Robertson: Raise retirement age to 72 because ‘people really like to work’
Evangelist Pat Robertson weighed in the issue of Social Security’s long-term feasibility on The 700 Club Monday, advocating for the mandatory retirement age to be raised past 65 years of age, citing extended lifespans and advances in medicine. “Consequently [people]… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 