Social Security

President Obama dazzles in latest campaign stop on 'The View' Tuesday

2012-05-15 09:02:00

Readers of this blog know I have been grinding my teeth for years over President Obama's masterful manipulation of TV. It's not about Obama, it's about the press looking the other way, rolling over and refusing to critique and deconstruct the way�Team...

Northern Baltimore city crime log: Pedestrian struck in face, possibly with handgun, and robbed

2012-05-15 13:08:00

North Calvert Street 3400 block, between noon and 3 p.m. May 10. Handicap placard stolen from vehicle. 3300 block, between 6:45 a.m. and 3:38 p.m. May 7. Credit cards, driver's license, Social Security card stolen from purse at work. Cator Avenue...

Jacob and Sophia most popular baby names

2012-05-14 12:10:00

Across the country last year, the most popular baby names were Jacob and Sophia, according to the Social Security Administration’s latest count. Sophia is a new comer the No. 1 spot, knocking off Isabella, which came in as No. 2 last year on the...

Democrats share blame for Social Security

2012-04-30 09:45:00

In regard of your editorial about fixing Social Security ("Social Security can be fixed," April 26), why do you always blame the Republicans? For two years, President Barack Obama had control of the two chambers, so why did he not fix the problem? He...

Income inequality at heart of Social Security shortfall

2012-04-30 10:30:00

The Sun states that the "primary reason the terms of the 1983 compromise [on Social Security] no longer work is demographic — the population is aging and people are living longer" ("Social Security can be fixed," April 26). Actually, even way...

Obama's tax 'holiday' undercuts the long-term viability of Social Security

2012-04-30 12:00:00

Social Security can indeed be fixed. One major step would be to simply restore the FICA tax (a.k.a. the payroll tax) to its historical 6.2 percent rate ("Social Security can be fixed," April 26). The Obama administration, with the help of compliant...

Regulators pressure life insurers to help beneficiaries collect their due

2012-04-30 17:13:00

Regulators nationwide are pushing life insurers to do a better job of tracking when policyholders die and locating the beneficiaries — an effort that could reap billions of dollars for consumers. Insurers regularly monitor Social Security's Death...

Thieves target the dead for ID theft

2012-05-01 08:04:00

You can be dead and still be a victim in this world. A new report by ID Analytics find that thieves target the dead, using their Social Security numbers to get credit cards, cellphones and other services. The company says it compared the names, Social...

Top Md. court hears workers' compensation dispute between Redskins and former player

2012-05-03 18:43:00

The Washington Redskins urged Maryland's highest court Thursday not to force the team to pay workers' compensation benefits to its former wide receiver Darnerien McCants, arguing that the claim involving his injuries belongs in Virginia, where the NFL...

Abingdon Social Security office to close 2 weeks starting April 30

2012-04-23 20:13:20

The Abingdon Social Security office, at 3435A Box Hill Corporate Center Drive, will be closed for two weeks beginning Monday, April 30, for renovations. The office will reopen on Monday, May 14. "We are contacting everyone who had an appointment to visit...

Social Security: Hurting but still treatable

2012-04-24 10:25:00

Can politics ever be subordinated for the public good? Anyone watching Democrats and Republicans bicker today might believe that impossible. Certainly, Washington has had plenty of opportunities in the past two years on matters of budget and taxes and...

Even when illegal immigrants pay taxes, they're committing a crime

2012-04-02 10:30:00

Dan Rodricks' column on what a boon to society illegal immigrants are noted the billions of dollars illegal immigrants pay into Social Security ("Welcome to Baltimore, no questions asked, March 27). But illegal immigrants aren't permitted to legally...

The Social Security Administration, headquartered in Woodlawn , is Baltimore County's top employer. About 10,000 people work there.

2012-02-03 00:00:00

GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are taking turns accusing each other of scare tactics on Social Security. But the truth is, the problem isn't that hard to solve, and the sooner we make some adjustments in the system, the less drastic the overhaul will need to be.

2011-09-13 10:50:30

Rather than building a new Social Security facility near the current one in Woodlawn, the federal government broke ground in Frederick County, far from workers and mass transit. If we can't county on the federal government to promote smarter development, who can we count on?

2011-09-02 07:46:35