Old age and sufferings in developing nations

Handicapped aged woman filling drinking water from  road side at Pant hospital new Delhi, India. Aged people need attention and social and medical security so grieving aged life is...

Argentina passes pension takeover

Private pensions are no more in Argentina. The Senate approved the nationalisation of 10 bank-owned pension funds. This is political move which was heavily criticised by the opposition to no...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani okays IMF bailout package

"Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani has given the green signal to finalise details of an economic bailout package with the International Monetary Fund and a six-member delegation will leave for Dubai next week to negotiate, official sources said here yesterday. Adviser on...

Argentina: Pension nationalization move hits stock market

In reaction to the recent announcement on pension nationalisation made by Argentinean President Cristina Kirchner, stock market fell in 16% today. The government justified the "move to nationalise 10...

GET OUTRAGED, TAXPAYER! IMMIGRANTS GET MORE BENEFITS AT 65 THAN NATURAL BORN ...

"If the immigrant is over 65 they can apply for SSI and Medicaid and get more than (author's) mom gets for Social Security, and she worked from 1944 till 2004, only getting $791 per month because she was born in 1924 and there Is a "catch 22".   It is interesting...

401k plans at risk as Wall Street struggles

If you think that the financial crisis can't hit any harder, think again.  While politicians debate on just how to bailout the financial sector, average Americans are watching their retirement savings turn to...

Wal-Mart: Tells Employees not to Vote for Democrats

A Wall Street Journal article today exposed that Wal-Mart is using employee meetings  tout its political message, telling them not to vote for Democrats in the November election. The reason Wall-Mart is...

Finland: Health Minister Wants Young Adults to Start Families

"Minister of Social Affairs and Health Liisa Hyssälä wants to improve social benefits for university students in order to encourage more young people to have babies."Hyssälä represents an age-class, which has always been worried only about themselves and never been able...

Facebook tramp leaves £34,000 in unclaimed pension money

Tramps - real tramps with long beards who look, well look like tramps should look, are often loved and hated in the same measure and become someone to look out for. This tramp had a large facebook following and...

French rail workers lead nationwide strikes

Workers in France have stalled rail services after  they led a countrywide protest against increasing the number of years worked to draw a full pension to 41." French rail workers on Thursday led a new nationwide day of strike action against pension reforms with only...

Pension Fraud Led to Increased State-Aid for School Districts

"A dozen attorneys around the state who may have received credits for state pensions improperly but did not actually collect any money have been offered preliminary settlements by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's...

Cuomo's Office Urges Public To Come Forward

"The Attorney General’s office urges individuals with knowledge of any questionable arrangements between any BOCES, local governments, or school districts and their outside professionals to contact the...

Lawyers Rack-up $234,000 In "Payroll-Padding" Scheme

"The lawyers are all partners in Girvin & Ferlazzo, a prominent Albany law firm. Auditors found that all five had been reported as full-time employees of the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES, located west of...

Senator McCain Tax Returns, $340,320 to Charity

McCain’s Tax Returns Released Gives over $340,000 to Charity" Senator John McCain released his income tax returns for the past two years showing that he received over $740,000 during 2006 and 2007 from...

Governor Sanford: House Turns Its Back on Taxpayers

HOUSE GIVES ITSELF A BACKDOOR PAY INCREASE ONE DAY AFTER GLOOMY ECONOMIC FORECAST" Columbia, S.C. - April 8, 2008 - Governor Mark Sanford today asked the House of Representatives to reconsider their...

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