Articles for tag: Direct Deposit, Government Workers, Veterans Benefits

All Government Benefit Checks Moving to Direct Deposit in 2013

COMMENTARY | The Associated Press reports that starting in March 2013, all government benefit checks will be deposited electronically, which means that there will be no more paper checks going into the mail. Millions of people will be impacted by this move, including those that receive Social Security, federal disability, and veterans’ benefits. As an ...

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Will Games of ‘Political Chicken’ Cause a Recession?

COMMENTARY | There are concerns that a recession is looming in America. Everything from gas prices to spending cuts to storms are blamed for the coming downturn. But the real culprit could be these games of political brinkmanship over budgets played by both political parties. You could blame the oil market, but the negative growth ...

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Russian Immigration: One Family’s Story of Coming to America

In the JFK Airport, hundreds of people arrive from other countries and wait in lines for hours in order to be granted admittance into the United States. Many of these people are immigrants and have left their homes in hopes of creating a new life in America. Among these immigrants: Russians who have abandoned a ...

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LegiStorm Went Too Far in Publishing Certain Congressional Staff Private Information

Susan Crabtree’s TheHill.com April 2, 2008 article “Aides’ private info exposed”, reports some congressional staffers want legal action taken against the website called LegiStorm. LegiStorm has published some very private information of some of them including their signatures, kids’ names, financial account numbers, etc. LegiStorm has attempted to make Congress more accountable by publishing the ...