Do Members of Congress Pay Into Social Security? Many seniors think Members of Congress pay nothing into Social Security, yet they retire with multi-million dollar pensions provided by U.S. taxpayers. Do lawmakers retire in luxury at the expense of our retirement benefits, or do they get the same deal as everyone else? Click here to find out during the month of May at http://www.tscl.org/NewContent/101191.asp.
What's the best way to make prescription drugs more affordable? Thirty-eight percent of seniors surveyed said drug companies should be required to price prescriptions for Medicare beneficiaries at the same price as prescriptions available through state Medicaid and Veterans programs. Nineteen percent said that simply adding voluntary prescription drug coverage to Medicare would make drugs more affordable. Eighteen percent thought the government should regulate drug prices as they do in Canada and other foreign nations. Click here to find the full survey online and read the results. http://www.tscl.org/NewContent/101505.asp.
Click here to answer our online survey question for May: Are COLAs fair? Should the government be required to calculate COLAs based on a "seniors only" CPI? http://www.tscl.org/NewContent/101485.asp.
When will the government pass Notch reform? Is one Congressman correct in saying the Notch is a problem that doesn't exist? There's power in numbers, especially in an election year. Sign our online petition for Notch Fairness at http://action.tscl.org/NotchVictimsSettlement.asp.
Want to find out if your Member of Congress supports Notch reform? Click here to find out: http://www.tscl.org/NotchReformLegislation.asp.
If you would like to review our Consumer Protection section, click here and you can learn how to protect yourself and your money from scams: http://www.tscl.org/ConsumerProtection.asp.
Ask The Advisor editor, Mary Johnson, answers your questions on Social Security and Medicare. Click here to read a few: http://www.tscl.org/SSandFinanceQA.asp.
Read the latest Legislative Updates and find out what you can do to protect your benefits, by clicking here: http://www.tscl.org/WeeklyUpdates.asp.
Visit the TSCL web site http://www.tscl.org.
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