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• Ohio Voters Reject the Politics of Scapegoating

  November 10, 2011: On Tuesday, voters in Ohio delivered a blow to Gov. John Kasich (R) and rejected his attempt to strip collective bargaining rights from public employees. A whopping 61% of the Ohio electorate voted to repeal SB-5 by saying “no” on Issue 2, as it ...Read more >

• Washington Post Misleads Seniors on Social Security

  November 04, 2011: The Washington Post published a Halloween-Eve front page “Prediction of Doom” feature piece riddled with misleading statements and inaccuracies about Social Security and its financial footing [http://wapo.st/tuG2Jy].  The 12-member panel is less...Read more >

• Proposed Super Committee Cuts Poised to Weaken State and Local Economies

  October 28, 2011: As the “Super Committee” met on Wednesday, Alliance members and other local advocates from the Strengthen Social Security Campaign – a coalition which includes the Alliance – sprung into action. In states represented by the 12-member Committe...Read more >

• New Report Shows That Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid Work for Pennsylvania and America

  October 26, 2011: For Immediate Release Contact: Adam Swope (202)-341-7821   New Report Shows That Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid Work for Pennsylvania and America Programs provide benefits to 1 in 5 residents; contribute $79 billion per year to st...Read more >

• Coyle: Let Us Make Sure this 3.6% Raise is not the Last Social Security COLA Ever

  October 21, 2011: Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% increase in benefits next year, their first raise since 2009, federal government officials announced on Wednesday. Alliance Executive DirectorEdward F. Coyle responded to the news in a press release. “Seni...Read more >

• PARA President Jean Friday Comments on the Social Security COLA

  October 19, 2011: For Immediate Release October 19th, 2011                                                                                          Social Security Recipients t...Read more >

• Social Security COLA Increase Finally Coming, but Offset by Medicare Premiums

  October 14, 2011: After two years without an inflation adjustment, the Social Security Administration is expected to announce a 2012 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of more than 3 percent on October 19th. The annual Social Security COLA is determined by a formula tha...Read more >

• Super Committee Could Cut Social Security COLAs with “Chained CPI” Change

  October 07, 2011: According to multiple sources, Members of Congress on the Super Committee charged with reducing the nation’s budget deficit are considering changing the formula that determines the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for future Social Security recipie...Read more >

• Sickest Medicare Patients May Be Greatly Affected by the Super Committee

  September 30, 2011: The “Super Committee” in Congress is tasked with finding $1.2 trillion worth of savings by November 23. If its members fail to do so, automatic spending cuts will kick in, taking that amount evenly from domestic and military spending. With only t...Read more >

• Alliance Praises the President’s Economic Proposal

  September 23, 2011: On Monday, President Obama outlined a series of spending cuts and tax increases that will result in $4.4 trillion in deficit reduction. The plan calls for comprehensive tax reform, the closing of tax loopholes, and ending special interest tax breaks....Read more >