Buying Votes With Social Security Benefits
The author says that the most basic problem in Social Security over the last 80 years is the way that Congress can use the system to buy votes today at the expense of workers in the future.
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Constructing a Retirement Income Plan
There are many factors to consider when constructing a strategy for retirement. Through the use of detailed examples, the author outlines some of the most crucial sources of income federal employees are most likely to have in retirement which they need to take into account when devising their own retirement income plans.
Confirmation of Special Supplement After 30 Years of Service
I’m retiring with 30 years of government service with the military and as a firefighter. Can you confirm my percentage of special supplement?
Sanders: No Chained CPI to Appear in Obama Budget
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Friday that the chained CPI will not be a part of President Obama’s next budget.
Confessions of a Social Security Mooch
The author says that Social Security is a financial system which basically takes a dollar in and ships a dollar out, and somebody has to make money if somebody else is losing money. He elaborates on this concept by way of a personal example.
Social Security and CSRS Survivor Benefit
My husband is retired from the military. He will receive military retired pay and social security pay. Would his social security annuity be reduced if he receives my CSRS as a survivor benefit?
Taxes Federal Employees Will Face in Retirement
When a federal employee has retired, income taxes do not go away, they just change somewhat. Federal pensions, Social Security and distributions from the Thrift Savings Plan are all taxable to some extent. These are some taxes you can expect to incur in 2015 as a retired federal employee.
Kicking the SSDI Can Down the Road
The author says that new rules adopted by the House do not change the math of Social Security. The rules are a resolution in which the GOP tells voters that it will have the courage in the future to prevent the can to be kicked again. Whether the GOP does or not will be tested in the year ahead.
Social Security and FERS Supplement
I will receive the FERS supplement until age 62. I plan to wait until my full retirement age of 66 years 2 months to consider filing for Social Security. Can I file a restricted application for my spouse’s Social Security benefit and delay filing for my own Social Security benefit until age 70, allowing my benefit to continue to grow?
Social Security Supplement and the Social Security Earnings Test
I’m currently 51 years old, planning to retire the year I turn 55. Will the social security supplement be subject to the social security earnings test?
