by Alex Lawson | Mar 10, 2010 | Blog
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/STATS/OASDIbenies.html In December 2008, over 9.3 million people received Social Security disability benefits 9.3 million people with disabilities, their spouses and children 7.4 million disabled workers under the full retirement age 1.9...
by Alex Lawson | Mar 2, 2010 | Blog
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=885 * The Social Security program itself is race blind; the benefits it pays are a function of a worker’s earnings history and family situation. * Studies show African Americans receive modestly more in Social Security benefits for...
by Alex Lawson | Feb 25, 2010 | Blog
# With longer life expectancies than men, elderly women tend to live more years in retirement and have a greater chance of exhausting other sources of income. They benefit from Social Security's cost-of-living protections because benefits are annually adjusted for...
by Alex Lawson | Feb 23, 2010 | Blog
In honor of the 75th anniversary of Social Security we are kicking off a blog series called "Social Security Works..." every post will examine an aspect or group of people that Social Security works for, today we will examine how Social Security works for America....
by Alex Lawson | Nov 23, 2009 | Blog
Without the Koch money and buses,The Tea Partiers were able to muster about 30 people to rail against things. The Billionaires for Wealthcare joined the Tea Partiers in what was otherwise a disappointing day for them. Over at StarkReports.com, Mike Stark has some...
