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Small Business Saturday Gets a Social Media Push, Are You Supporting Indie Businesses Today?

Category: Business, Shopping Author : Kim LaCapria Posted: November 26, 2011Tags : american express, american express open, small business saturday, small business saturday facebook, small business saturday FAQ, small business saturday sales, small business saturday website Sandwiched in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is the relatively new Small Business Saturday, a shopping day which [...]

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Social Security Check Fraud Targeted By Republican Lawmakers

WASHINGTON — Fourteen Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee want more scrutiny of how the Social Security Administration oversees benefit checks sent to disabled adults and minors to make sure the money does not fall into the hands of predators. A recent Philadelphia case found that a woman accused of locking mentally disabled [...]

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Fab Sale Round-Up: Gilt Groupe, the Mini Social and More!

Courtesy Gilt Groupe Next week, Gilt Groupe is hosting loads a few drool-worthy sales worth checking out. You’ll find loads of chic home décor, toys, gear, footwear and clothing from Schoenhut (11/9), Halaballoo Girls Clothing (11/8), Magnificent Baby (11/8), Baby Nay (11/9), Rosie Pope Maternity (11/9), and more! They’re also opening a holiday Gilt Kids Toy Shop featuring brands [...]

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Giveaway: A Backpack from the Mini Social (a $42 Value!)

Courtesy the Mini Social Everyone wants a bag with personality. That’s why kids — including celeb tots Nahla Aubry, Suri Cruise and Bronx Wentz — are big fans of Beatrix New York‘s whimsical wheelie suitcases, lunchboxes and more. Not only are they sturdy, but they’re made with PVC-, lead- and phthalate-free materials. Children’s e-sample sale [...]

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Social Security Pay Increases In 2012 Could Cost Tax Payers, May Be Offset By Medicare

Category: News Author : James Johnson Posted: October 19, 2011Tags : Medicare, Pay Increases, Rate Increases, social security, Social Security Pay Social security retirement benefits are set to receive a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment in 2012, the first such increase since 2009 and now for many social security recipients that increase could be off-set by [...]

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Social Security Recipients Likely to Get Raise in 2012

Category: News Author : Michael Söze Posted: October 18, 2011Tags : cost-of-living adjustment 2012, social security 2012, Social Security COLA, Social Security cola increase, Social security raise After two years of no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase, the Social Security Administration is expected to announce tomorrow that Social Security recipients will get a raise in benefits [...]

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Social Security Fraud Investigation After Four People Found Chained In Basement

Category: News Author : James Johnson Posted: October 16, 2011Tags : extortion, FBI, kidnapping, social security, Social Security Fraud Local officials in Philadelphia with assistance from the FBI are investigating the case of four mentally disabled people who were found locked up in a basement so their social security checks could be stolen. A janitor [...]

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Renewing The Social Work License And Continuing Ed Courses

Renewing The Social Work License And Continuing Ed Courses Social workers have to renew their licenses and work hard to achieve the highest level of professionalism. It is a tough job and the continuing education courses also help people to connect to other colleagues and learn skills for dealing with burnout.. Social workers can work [...]

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Social Security Administration Accidentally Kills Off 14,000 Americans Each Year

Category: News Author : James Johnson Posted: August 18, 2011Tags : Incompetent Government Agencies, social security, Social Security Administration Every year the social security administration receives nearly 2.8 million death reports and a new study has revealed that for every 200 legitimate death reports they receive, they accidentally mark one very much alive person as [...]

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Robert Scheer: Debt Madness Was Always About Killing Social Security

This phony financial debt crisis has now passed by way of the hunting glass into the realm wherever madness reigns. What should have been an uneventful minute in which lawmakers make excellent on the nation’s contractual obligations has rather been seized upon by Republican hypocrites as a minute to settle ideological scores that have practically [...]

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Retirement Savings Risk, Social Security Addressed by GAO

Category: Business Author : Kim LaCapria Posted: July one, 2011Tags : annuities, GAO, retirement cost savings, retirement savings scientific studies, social safety, social safety review Delaying social protection is one of the actions advised by the GAO lately to bolster retirement price savings. A study launched right now by the GAO signifies that the “risk [...]

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Retirement Savings Risk, Social Security Addressed by GAO

Delaying social security is one of the measures recommended by the GAO recently to bolster retirement savings. A study released today by the GAO indicates that the “risk that retirees will outlive their assets is a growing challenge,” and cites increased longevity as one of the reasons individuals may need to reevaluate their retirement savings [...]

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