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of Social Security Administration (SSA) reports that the average check is $1,767.03 as of December 2023, but the amount can vary widely depending on the recipient’s situation. as Focus on budget and policy priorities Without America’s best retirement system, the poverty rate for seniors is estimated to be about 38%, compared to 10% with Social Security (as of March 2022). Given the importance of the Social Security program, it’s important to understand more about your retirement age and how it affects the average monthly payments you’ll receive in the future. Should people retire at age 62, 67, or 70? Most…
Like any good internet citizen, when I first heard the news, I went looking for memes. Notorious racial scammer Rachel Dolezal, who caused controversy in 2015, was fired from her teaching job for running an OnlyFans account. I needed a good laugh. However, I haven’t had much luck.I happened to be in foreign territory at Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-endorsed social media app hailed as The Next Big Thing, when News4 Tucson reported this story. A ghost of a bygone era, his Dolezal is considered the peak of the internet. In June 2015, while serving as president of the local branch…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is proposing major changes to reduce the amount of erroneous payments to beneficiaries.SSA will share payroll data from employers with government departments to reduce reliance on self-reporting for people who can access SSA payment programs such as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. I requested that it be replaced.SSA has recently faced considerable backlash for attempting to recover overpayments to beneficiaries, some amounting to tens of thousands of dollars over several years. SSA estimates that $13.6 billion in overpayments occurred during fiscal year 2022, out of an estimated $1…
Know the date, theme, history and significance of World Social Justice Day 2024.Shivangani SinghLifestylerelease date: February 19, 2024, 3:29 PM ISTWorld Social Justice Day 2024: Theme, History and Significance|Receive notifications of latest newsWorld Social Justice Day is celebrated on February 20th every year. This day is dedicated to promoting social justice and ensuring that all people have the opportunity to reach their full potential. World Social Justice Day is an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in the fight for social justice and identify the challenges that remain. This day also marks a recommitment to the collective efforts needed…
[music]-Hello, and welcome to the International Labour Organization’sFuture of Work podcast.I’m Anders Johnson coming to you from Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire,here to talk about and celebrate the World Day for Social Justice.This International Day is observed every 20th of Februaryto focus attention on the urgent needto strengthen social justice around the world,which includes efforts to tackle issues such as poverty,exclusion and inequality, unemployment, or a lack of social protections,all of which are challenges here in Africa.Now, one of the things that makes this continent so uniqueis the age of its people,and, no, I’m not referring to the factthat Africa is…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced an operational framework for monitoring social determinants of health equity and actions to address them. This important new guidance supports evidence-based policies to improve health equity, with the goal of enabling everyone, everywhere, to achieve the highest possible standards of health and well-being. It aims to assist countries in their decisions. The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, as well as their access to power, money, and resources (also known as social determinants of health), influence their health and well-being. I’ll give it. These same factors drive health…
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Anyone who has been following social media since NBA All-Star Game weekend may have been surprised to spot an unfamiliar face among some of the league’s biggest names and legends. Chinese actor Dylan Wang took social media by storm while visiting Indianapolis for Friday’s All-Star Celebrity Game. In fact, on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, Wang trended Saturday night on the NBA All-Star Weekend 2024 page, with more than 10,000 posts and counting on him, and everyone else. It was shown that it is superior. That number continued to rise Sunday. And what’s really amazing…
February 18, 2024image source, Getty Imagesimage caption, Hoa Hakananaia has been in the British Museum since 1869.The British Museum is the subject of a campaign by Chilean social media users demanding the return of a stone monument taken from Easter Island.The museum contains two Moai statues taken from Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, in Chilean territory in 1868.The online campaign began when an influencer encouraged her followers to “spam” the museum’s Instagram posts with the comment “Give us back the Moai.”The British Museum has announced that it has disabled comments on one of its social media posts.The island of Rapa…
In response to the aggressive fervor of critics, Presidential Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila has launched a campaign calling for the regulation of social media by the Nigerian government. Gbajabiamila, who was an influential lawmaker before becoming President Bola Tinubu’s vice president last year, angrily called it a “social menace”. he is wrong This perspective is shocking in a democracy. This also makes no economic sense. The Federal Inland Service has announced that international digital companies operating in Nigeria paid $1.3 billion in taxes in the 15 months to March 2023. The right to freedom of expression is enshrined in…
mental health by tracy swartz issued February 18, 2024, 5:22 PM ET It may seem like a cliché, but if you feel overwhelmed by the non-stop pace of digital media and find it difficult to concentrate on one task or thought, you may have a “popcorn brain.” there is. “Popcorn brain is the tendency for our attention and concentration to jump quickly from one thing to another, like a kernel of corn popping,” says clinical psychologist Daniel. Dr Glaser told Metro UK last week. “Popcorn brain” is nothing new. This term was coined by University of Washington researcher David Levy…