Social Security & Medicare Q&A:Do We Get the Full Amount of the CPI?
Is the annual Social Security COLA based 100% on the CPI?

Ask The Advisor: No Benefits Should Go To Illegal Aliens!
It is unconscionable to consider funding illegal, law-breaking aliens while our states and local governments are in debt, created in part by Federal legislation that was passed, but not funded.

New Benefit of Membership in TSCL! Save on Products to Make Your Life Easier — Eldercorner
Here’s a nifty stocking stuffer idea. As a member of TSCL, you can save on products to help make your life a little easier and more convenient, like this Jumbo Pillbox from Eldercorner.

Congressional Corner from Senator Larry Craig: Older Americans and Depression—Help Is Available
According to TREA Senior Citizens League’s web site, there are over 1,300,000 active members/supporters of the League—of which men comprise 55 percent of the membership.

TSCL Members’ Stories Selected for Book by Willard Scott
Here are just a few excerpts from the TSCL members whose stories appear in The Older The Fiddle The Better The Tune.

Notch Reform Bulletin: Illegal Work Rewarded, But Notch Babies Told They’re Treated Fairly
Are non-citizens who worked illegally more entitled to full Social Security benefits than law-abiding Notch Babies?

Prescription Drug Spending Growing Eight Times Faster Than COLA
Total spending on prescription drugs grew about eight times faster than annual COLAs over the past five years.

Legislative Update: Your Contact Helps Us Make the Case on Capitol Hill
We recently finished compiling the results of our annual Advisor Senior Survey.

GAO Warns of Social Security Cuts
Social Security benefits would have to be cut by nearly a third in future years if changes are not made soon, says the General Accounting Office (GAO).

Social Security Pays Benefits for “Illegal Work” Says Inspector General
In 1992 a Mexican woman began working illegally under an invalid Social Security number. Six years later, when she obtained a valid Social Security number, Social Security gave her credit for the wages she had earned illegally.