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A judge who admitted to hundreds of violations of Florida's judicial ethics code left the bench without suspension or fine and kept a partially taxpayer-funded pension. The Florida Supreme Court noted that Tennis had "written hundreds of checks" in violation of the code's prohibition on political donations.
Conversations in Copenhagen revealed what a life without financial terror would be like. The post America Can Learn from Denmark on Good Government appeared first on The American Conservative .
Denmark America Can Learn from Denmark on Good Government Conversations in Copenhagen revealed what a life without financial terror would be like. (Moahim/Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons) I was sitting in a coffee shop in Copenhagen, Denmark ruining my vacation. For about the hundredth time I found myself calculating how much the trip was costing, and whether, as a retiree, I had saved enough not to outlive my money. At the end of life, I was likely to face tens of thousands of nursing home expenses, with years of increasing medical expenses on the way down. Then there was inflation and the tottering Social Security and Medicare situations to worry about. My expensive coffee was getting cold. I looked around the room full of Danes and…Open
More money could be on the way soon for those retirees who rely on Social Security.
A 2025 Vanguard study found that investment fees in 403(b) plans averaged 0.41%, compared with 0.33% in 401(k) plans. The firm estimated that a worker earning a median salary could lose $23,000 to $28,000 over a career because of a fee gap of 0.08 to 0.09 percentage points.
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More than 26,000 Washington state public school teachers have prevailed in a decades-long class action lawsuit accusing the state of skimming $120 million in interest […] Source
The timeline could lead to automatic benefit reductions if Congress fails to act.
Americans spend their lives working to support their loved ones, strengthen their communities, and build our country. Along the way, they entrust their future retirement […] Source
The multi-year upgrade, expected to cost around $9.6 billion in total, comes as the USPS is rapidly losing money due to mismanaging its pension obligations.
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Combining Social Security and disability would cover full benefits until the third quarter of 2034: Report.
Retirees could see their Social Security checks cut by about $500 a month by 2032 if Congress doesn't take action.