WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » social security http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Sun, 26 May 2013 02:06:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Mass. Democrats and Republicans Critical Of Obama's Budget http://wbsm.com/mass-democrats-and-republicans-critical-of-obamas-budget/ http://wbsm.com/mass-democrats-and-republicans-critical-of-obamas-budget/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:24:37 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=69172 Republicans and Democrats in Massachusetts are faulting President Barack Obama for proposing changes that would trim Social Security and Medicare benefits.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/mass-democrats-and-republicans-critical-of-obamas-budget/feed/ 0 Getty Images Stephen Lynch Calls For Raising Social Security Tax Cap http://wbsm.com/stephen-lynch-calls-for-raising-social-security-tax-cap/ http://wbsm.com/stephen-lynch-calls-for-raising-social-security-tax-cap/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:46:49 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=62217 Congressman and Democratic senatorial candidate Stephen Lynch says the income cap on Social Security contributions should be raised at a faster pace to help keep the retirement system solvent.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/stephen-lynch-calls-for-raising-social-security-tax-cap/feed/ 0 flickr Obama Cites Steady Economic Progress In State Of The Union Speech http://wbsm.com/obama-cites-steady-economic-progress-in-state-of-the-union-speech/ http://wbsm.com/obama-cites-steady-economic-progress-in-state-of-the-union-speech/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:43:11 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=56085 President Obama is citing steady progress after the "grueling" recession.  In the annual State of the Union address, the President said there is still much work to do to prompt a more robust recovery. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/obama-cites-steady-economic-progress-in-state-of-the-union-speech/feed/ 0 flickr Are There Plans Of Rolling Personal Retirement Funds Into Social Security? http://wbsm.com/are-there-plans-of-rolling-personal-retirement-funds-into-social-security/ http://wbsm.com/are-there-plans-of-rolling-personal-retirement-funds-into-social-security/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:54:58 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=36284 Let's be blunt here, as a nation, we are in debt and struggling financially. That's nothing new, but here is something that is!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/are-there-plans-of-rolling-personal-retirement-funds-into-social-security/feed/ 0 Tax Credits,flickr Women and Infants Hospital Loses New Bedford, Providence Records http://wbsm.com/women-and-infants-hospital-loses-new-bedford-providence-records/ http://wbsm.com/women-and-infants-hospital-loses-new-bedford-providence-records/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:21:06 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=31755 Providence-based Women and Infants Hospital is alerting patients from Providence and New Bedford that some records containing personal information have gone missing.

In a statement, the hospital states

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