Social Security Trust Fund

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  The Numbers Don’t Lie: Boomers Nervous About Health Care, Social Security

  By Bob Seawright  |  November 21, 2012

  The 2012 Retirement & Politics Survey by Allianz has found that “transition boomers”—people between the ages of 55 and 65 who are less than 10 years away from retirement—see rising health care costs and Social Security as having the greatest impact on their retirement outlook.

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  Collapse of Mayan Civilization Bears Lessons for Today’s Political Gridlock: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 23, 2011

  The payroll tax expiration in early 2012 brings to mind another expiration expected in the new year: specifically, the end of the world that some sources say was part of the religious thinking of the Mayans who saw Dec. 21, 2012 (or b’ak’tun 13) as some sort of end date....

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  Social Security Reform Proposal From 2010 Gets Second Look

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2011

  Following the supercommittee’s failure to make recommendations on how to reduce the deficit, the Urban Institute released on Monday a paper analyzing the potential effects of the Commission’s recommendations should they be enacted.

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  Democrats Propose to Extend, Expand Payroll Tax Cut; Republicans Scoff

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 28, 2011

  Senate Democrats on Monday urged Congress to extend the tax cuts now in place for employers and employees, but Republicans countered that the tax holiday should end because it isn’t stimulating the economy.

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  As Politicians Spar Over Social Security, 401(k) Planners Fill Retirement Gap

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2011

  America’s workers are relying more than ever on their employers to ensure they’ll have enough money to retire—and this trend toward paternalism is being embraced by mutual fund and insurance companies.

• Nine Ways to Save Social Security

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 26, 2010

  August marks the 75th birthday for the New Deal stalwart, but is it a happy one?

• Retirement advocate debunks Social Security panic

  By Staff Writer  |  April 1, 2009

  Reports that the Social Security trust fund is drying up is not what we should be worrying about. So says Edward F. Coyle, executive director...

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  The Social Security Time Bomb: Still Ticking

  By Staff Writer  |  May 2, 2001

  From this story in 2001, worrisome predictions about Social Security's future.