Tell the President: Don’t Give Away Social Security and Medicare in “Grand Bargain”

From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Democrats received glowing headlines for their midterm performance, so it’s easy to forget: Republicans will take over the House in January. Though the margins are smaller, it’s a bit of deja vu for Social Security … Continued

Tell Congress to Pass Retirement Legislation That Protects the Many, Not Just the Wealthy Few

From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Our retirement tax system is broken. Each year, it showers hundreds of billions of dollars of tax breaks primarily on the richest and whitest households. But few of these incentives reach the households that … Continued

Tell the Biden Administration to Issue Rebate Checks to Reverse Medicare Overpayments

From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): In 2022, Medicare increased its premiums by the largest amount ever―largely in anticipation of an expensive Alzheimer’s drug called Aduhelm. But because of scrutiny from advocates like Social Security Works, the manufacturer cut the price … Continued

Report: PA Sees Drug Overdose Spike in Older Adults

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Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-06-29/health/report-pa-sees-drug-overdose-spike-in-older-adults/a79714-1 June 29, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Older people in Pennsylvania are dying from drug overdoses at much higher rates now compared to a decade ago, according to the … Continued

Tell Lawmakers to Remember the Hungry in PA Budget

From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): NOTE: You need not be Lutheran to use this tool. As Christians, we pray for daily bread, not just for ourselves, but for our neighbors. As Lutherans, we believe we are called to … Continued

‘Time to Scrap the Cap’: Sanders, Warren Bill Targets Rich to Expand Social Security

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/09/time-scrap-cap-sanders-warren-bill-targets-rich-expand-social-security Under the current system, notes Sen. Bernie Sanders, billionaires pay “the same amount of Social Security taxes as someone making $147,000 a year.” JAKE JOHNSON June 9, 2022 Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren led a group of … Continued