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You've earned your retirement
Find out how you can still make a difference even in retirement. From starting your own retiree chapter to battling Medicare and Social Security issues, this article by Kathleen Donahue in the May/June 2009 American Teacher has advice and tips on remaining active in retirement.
AFT Retirees E-Newsletter
Medicare tapped for savings to help cover reform costs
President Obama is recommending a package of additional Medicare and Medicaid spending reductions totaling $313 billion over 10 years to help pay for healthcare reform legislation now making its way through Congress. The cuts are seen as a way to raise money for overhauling the healthcare system and covering millions of the uninsured.
Read this and more in the current edition of the AFT Retirees E-Newsletter.
Support the Employee Free Choice Act, which levels the playing field for workers trying to form a union in the face of employer opposition. Call or write to your members of Congress to urge their support of EFCA.
President Obama recently signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which provides a one-time payment of $250 to individuals who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security benefits. Go to www.ssa.gov and click on "Economic One Time Recovery."
Wondering how much you will receive from Social Security? Estimate your retirement benefit with this calculator at www.ssa.gov.
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