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Issue 10.12 March is Women’s History Month — a time to focus not just on the past,but on the challenges women continue to face in the 21st century. Social Security plays a vital role in the lives of women. With longer life expectancies than men,women tend to live more years in [...] Issue 9.12 March 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. It was on March 9,1912 that Juliette Gordon Low made a phone call to her cousin and said,“I’ve got something for the girls … and we’re going to start it tonight.”A few days later,on March 12,she [...] Issue 7.12 The National Education Association’s “Read Across America” celebration is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2,the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss. Taking some pointers from the Cat in the Hat,Social Security’s own Mouse [...] Issue 5.12 Valentine’s Day is just around the corner,making this a popular time of year for proclamations of love. Such displays of affection can be as simple and sweet as a heart with a “be mine” message,or as life altering as a vow before the altar. If you happen to be [...] Issue 4.12 Soon,the world’s most famous groundhog will be getting a lot of attention. On Groundhog Day,the world’s furriest weather reporter,Punxsutawney Phil,will pop out of his home to forecast one of two possibilities:an early spring or six more weeks of winter. Regardless of what Punxsutawney Phil predicts,there’s [...] Issue 2.12 You probably already know that there was an increase in Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) monthly payments at the beginning of the year. If you receive monthly Social Security or SSI payments,you received a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment beginning with your payment for the month of January 2012. [...] Issue 1.12 RETIREMENT Question: I work in retirement. How much can I earn and still collect full Social Security retirement benefits? Answer: Social Security uses the formulas below,depending on your age,to determine how much you can earn before we must reduce your benefit: If you are younger than full retirement age:$1 in [...] Issue 50.11 During the holiday season,it’s hard to walk in a public place without hearing a Christmas carol or two. One of the most popular traditional songs is “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” It’s been a holiday favorite since it was published in 1780. Here’s our take on the song:“The Twelve [...] Issue 48.11 More than half a million Americans experience homelessness on any given night. Nearly 20 percent of them are “chronically homeless,” meaning they are on the streets regularly. Social Security has several programs that pay benefits to qualified individuals,including those who are homeless. These programs include retirement,disability,and survivors benefits,[...] Issue 47.11 It’s the holiday season. That means time to do the holiday shopping,prepare the festive dinner,decorate the house,invite the guests,wrap the gifts,write and send the holiday greetings. Not to mention,it also means the usual time-consumers,like working,taking care of the family,and doing all of [...] |    | |||||
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