Canadian Pharmacies Online Point, click, purchase—it’s pretty easy to purchase prescription drugs online through a Canadian pharmacy these days. And, thousands of seniors are doing just that—opting to buy their prescription medications from Canadian pharmacies where the most commonly prescribed drugs are 64% lower in Canada compared to in America.// Medicare Part D, the Prescription [...]
How Social Security Numbers are Used Seniors, we need to know how our Social Security numbers are used by businesses/offices/organizations that request them. The SSN began as a simple way to identify your account for bookkeeping purposes back in the 1930s. However, they now are a universal means for knowing and identifying who you are, [...]
Cost of Living Increases for Seniors Later this month, federal officials are expected to announce a raise in the COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) for 58 million Social Security beneficiaries. Seniors could receive as much as a 3 1/2% increase in 2012. This is due to the increase in gas and consumable goods prices.// Federal [...]
Open Enrollment Dates Change for 2012 Every year there is an Open Enrollment Period in which Medicare beneficiaries can switch to a different plan. If you want to change your Medicare coverage for 2012, you need to be aware the enrollment period has changed. Instead of November 15 to December 31, this year the Medicare [...]
When Should I Apply for Social Security? A lot of people have questions about Social Security and have difficulty knowing where to look for answers. SCJ continues its commitment to bringing you timely information for productive aging, based on documentation you can trust.// Probably the most important, and most frequently asked question, is “When should [...]
Find Answers to Questions About Retirement A query was posted the other day in which a senior asked: Do seniors pay for medicare? That question can be coupled with others. Do seniors pay for Social Security? What are the benefits a senior may expect upon retirement? What are the rules and restrictions that influence when, what [...]
Trustees’ Annual Report Highlights Social Security Strengths The 2011 annual report of the Social Security Trustees was published in May, 2011. The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare provides an introduction to the report summary, including highlights from the report: “Throughout our nation’s recent recession, Social Security has demonstrated its strength by paying [...]
Shared Sacrifice Should Include the Mega-Rich An opinion article by Warren Buffett in the August 14, New York Times, confirms what SCJ has been writing about for over a year now. He says, “OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends [...]
Simpson Compares Social Security to Milk Cow Last year (August, 2010) Alan Simpson, retired senator from Wyoming and Co-Chair of the deficit commission, said about senior citizens, “We had the greatest generation–I think this is the greediest generation.” He went on to compare Social Security to a milk cow with 310 million teats. // Really, [...]
A friend sent me an interesting email that illustrates the Social Security Trust Fund issue well. The author/originator of this information is not identified, so unfortunately, we cannot give appropriate credit.// The comparison is made between what Bernie Madoff did with his Ponzi scheming over the years, and how elected officials have handled the Social [...]
