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• Neb. lawmakers asked to exempt pensions from taxes

  LINCOLN, Neb.-- Veterans' groups told lawmakers Thursday that Nebraska's tax on military retirement pay is driving people out of the state, while some lawmakers questioned whether the losses are influenced more by warmer climates and family connections elsewhere.

• Americans Will Pay to Shore Up Social Security: Poll

  

  A new study found that Americans support increases in payroll taxes and taxing higher incomes for Social Security, but want minimum benefits and cost-of-living adjustments to be increased too.

• Judge rules La. retirement plan unconstitutional

  BATON ROUGE, La.-- Louisiana Gov. "Because the Legislature did not pass this by a two-thirds majority, I think it's invalid," said state District Judge William Morvant in Baton Rouge. Jindal, who was out of town for a national Republican Party speech, issued a statement pledging to appeal Morvant's decision, an appeal that will go directly to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

• Raise the Age for Medicare & Soc. Security? 

  

  CNBC's John Harwood reports House Republicans are going to propose to extend the debt limit until April 15; and Max Richtman, National Committee to Preserve Medicare; and Bill George, Harvard Business School professor, debate whether eligibility for these programs should be raised to age 70.

• U.S. business executives call for raising retirement age to 70

  WASHINGTON, Jan 16- A business group of top executives on Wednesday proposed reforms to Social Security and Medicare that would raise the enrollment age for both programs to 70 but not raise Social Security taxes paid by upper-income Americans.

• Stern Advice - Countdown to healthcare reform

  WASHINGTON, Jan 16- If you like your 401 retirement savings account, you're going to love what healthcare reform does to your employer-provided health care plan.

• US cities short billions for public pensions-Pew

  WASHINGTON, Jan 15- States are not alone in racking up massive public pension bills: U.S. cities need hundreds of billions of dollars to make good on their promises of retirement healthcare and income to workers. Omaha, Nebraska, Portland, Oregon and Providence, Rhode Island were all at 50 percent or below.

• Alan Simpson on Debt Ceiling Fight 

  

  What happens if the U.S. does not get the spending cuts, and where is the U.S. economy headed in the next 10 years? Alan Simpson of the Fix the Debt Campaign, provides perspective.

• AARP urges US entitlement reform on broad issues, not deficit

  WASHINGTON, Jan 15- AARP, the powerful lobbying group for older Americans, urged political leaders on Tuesday to pursue so-called entitlement reform as part of a wide-ranging discussion about healthcare costs and retirement security rather than as a narrower deal on deficit reduction.

• Social Security Takes Bite Out of Payroll Taxes 

  

  CNBC's Eamon Javers explains why the agency needs more money.

• Consumers Feel Pinch From Tax Bite 

  

  Peter Keith, Piper Jaffray analyst, explains how the payroll tax is impacting Americans' income.

• Americans Start Year With Less in Paychecks 

  

  CNBC's Eamon Javers explains why Social Security needs more of your money.

• Feds Scrub Reprimand for Workplace Flatulence

  

  The Social Security Administration has taken back a reprimand it gave to an employee who was written up for "passing gas and releasing an unpleasant odor" that created a "hostile work environment."

• Hostile Work Environments: Flatulence in the Office 

  

  Would you consider this a hostile work environment: The Social Security Administration reprimanded an employee whose co-workers said he continuously passed gas.

• Is Social Security the US's Best-Funded Program?

  

  "Social security is the best-funded government program," says David Cay Johnston, a pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author of several books on corporate and government policies.

• Going Off the Demographic 'Cliff?' 

  

  Bill Frezza, Competitive Enterprise Institute fellow, explains how the rise in single family households will eventually impact entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

• CORRECTED-Stern Advice-Retirees are doing better than you think

  WASHINGTON, Dec 5- Contrary to what you may have heard, new retirees are doing better financially than previous generations, according to research being published on Wednesday by a mutual fund industry trade group.

• Six Boomer Jobs to Ride the Age Wave

  

  Looking for a second career--or a new one? Here are six jobs to ride America's "age wave."

• CNBC Poll: Will You Change Careers as You Age?

  

  Many over-40 workers — the Generation X and baby boomer generations — are plotting their career options as they bear down on retirement age.

• Six Tips for Boomers Looking for Work

  

  If you're a Baby Boomer, the biggest challenge in looking for work may come with reimagining your career. You don't have to completely reinvent yourself, but you may have to adapt to a new environment.