Premium hike cuts increase (The Providence Journal)
Q: My question relates to the 4.1-percent increase in Social Security that we just received, and we have federal tax withheld from ours. But I'm wondering if the 4.1 percent is supposed to be computed on the gross or the net that we...

State AARP Members Oppose Carved-Out Accounts in Social Security; Survey Finds Support for Common Ground on Key Federal (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
A new survey of AARP members in Tennessee shows that majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents oppose creating private accounts carved out of Social Security, and support "common ground" approaches to key domestic issues. In addition, a strong majority of those surveyed across the political spectrum (71 percent) say they are less likely to vote for a candidate for Congress or the