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Tag: social security

  • Prof Patty
  • January 20, 2022

Biggest Social Security Changes for 2022

by John Waggoner, AARP, December 28, 2021  5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to monthly retirement checks and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks.  Medicare Par

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 17, 2021December 17, 2021

Social Security Information Dec 2021

Retirees in these 13 states play by different Social Security rules CHRISTY BIEBER | THE MOTLEY FOOL | Dec 6, 2021 These are the 13 states where Social Security rules for retirees ar

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

Social Security COLA Set at 1.3 Percent for 2021

Small boost to monthly benefits starting in January due to low inflation by John Waggoner, AARP, October 13, 2020 The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Oct. 13 that its annual

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NY Times

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  • What to Know About Nepal's Gen Z Election
  • There Is Nothing Inevitable About a Russian Victory in Ukraine
  • We Are Finally Free From Khamenei’s Suffocating Gaze
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NPR

  • Humans' pull toward alcohol may have ancient origins (according to chimp pee)
  • President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it
  • Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons
  • If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music
  • Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes

The Progressive

  • The Right Expands Its Campaign to Censor College Professors
  • Trump, Coca, and Drones in Tumaco, Colombia
  • Will D.C.’s Mayoral Election be a Rerun of New York City’s?
  • The Return of the Luddites
  • Daniel Ellsberg’s Last Words

FactCheck.org

  • Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question
  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
  • A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims
  • Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals

Snopes.com

  • Unpacking claims Polymarket bets on Iran strikes point to insider knowledge
  • Who bombed girls' school in Iran? Examining unproven claims of military misfire
  • Email saying Hillary Clinton was 'much prettier in person' is real. Epstein didn't send it
  • Investigating claim US troops were told Iran war is for 'Armageddon,' return of Jesus
  • Does this photo show Ghislaine Maxwell at Chelsea Clinton's wedding?

Tradeoffs

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  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2

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