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Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Get Reprieve
May 8, 2024 -- There is some rare good news for both Social Security and Medicare - their trust funds will run out of money later rather than sooner. The date when the Medicare funds will be exhausted has been pushed out 5 years, to 2036. Social Security got a 1 year reprieve, and its trust fund will now run…...
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The village of Wardsville is geographically situated at the juncture of four counties. This picturesque village is attractive to people who want a country setting. The Wardsville golf course is studying housing options for young seniors. Initial mapping of assets indicates that Wardsville has a unique array of resources to work with. Interested in bird watching or hiking through some of…...
Beer afficianados of a certain age will recognize the name Tumwater as the source of Olympia Beer. Unfortunately the brewery in Tumwater has been retired in the wake of its acquisition by Miller. Neverthless this delightful town of about 12,000 lives on. It is located where the Deschutes River meets the Budd River at the southern end of Puget Sound…...
Cheyenne is the capital and largest city of the state of Wyoming, (65,132 in the 2020 census) and is an interesting place to retire. The city was an early western railhead and stock town and became very important when the major east/west railroad came through town. The railroad made use of the naturally tall, straight native lodgepole pine trees to…...
Ashland is a small town of just under 22,000 in very southern Oregon, about 15 miles north of the California border. The town is great for retirement as it is a cultural mecca, hosting the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as well as Southern Oregon University and its 5000 students. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is one of the largest and most successful…...