Faced with the prospect of raising taxes, cutting entitlements for seniors with a high propensity to vote, or cutting other spending, they’re going to choose the latter course as much as they can. Although you’d never know it by reading most news coverage, North Carolina’s state budget ...
Federal Budget Cuts Could Hurt Seniors More Than OthersYou've been hearing a reading a lot about the "fiscal cliff,"with most talk focusing on tax...Smith, Barbara Peters
Three Linganore High School seniors can now say they've done work for the FBI. Jan 29, 2013 D.C. On Pace For Fewer Than 100 Homicides In 2012 The crack epidemic that began in the 1980s ushered in a wave of bloodletting in the nation's capital and a death toll that ticked upward da...
What makes it impossible for this state-oriented columnist to ignore the federal budget crisis is its implications for states and localities. If their leaders aren’t paying close attention to fiscal debates in Washington, that’s a mistake. Indeed, it’s no exaggeration to say that the federa...
Interest payments on Japanese national debt and redemptions of JGBs by Japanese seniors account for 40+% of annual government budget. 40%. Yet, BOJ is considering more money printing to jack up inflation which will ultimately push up interest rates and debt payments. America is heading to ...
IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF LOW-INCOME SENIORS To allow low-income older Canadians to take home more money while they work, the budget proposes to enhance the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) earnings exemption beginning with the July 2020 to July 2021 benefit year. The enhancement would...
" Sen. Van Hollen said. "I believe that we've been too slow coming out of COVID to get more people back to work in the offices, at the same time, we do not want a one-size-fits-all policy."A 2024reportfrom the Biden Administration's Office of Management and Budget says that 54...
Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the US, covering nearly 80 million Americans, including low-income families, individuals with disabilities, and seniors who require long-term care.3 The program is jointly funded by state and federal governments, with the federal government ...
funding initially targeted by the Trump administration’s memo included funds amounting to more than a third of California’s budget — including $107.5 billion in Medicaid funding for about 14.5 million Californians, including 5 million children and 2.3 million seniors an...
That rebate would be up to $153 per adult and $81 per child. Someone who is single could also receive an additional $81. Eligible seniors could receive $225. But because gluten-free food costs so much more, Celiac Canada is calling for an increased rebate specific...