Social Security

• Celebrate What We Have, and Struggle for More

  August 08, 2024: Texas retirees celebrated the anniversaries of Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security, July 30 and August 14 respectively. The Austin Chapter made arrangements to bring a table to different organizations and events. Most chapters combined the two anni...Read more >

• Win for Texas Seniors

  July 23, 2024: Dallas TARA Chapter is holding a fund raising luncheon at 12:15PM on August 7th at the Charco Broil, 413 W Jefferson Blvd. We'll be honoring Judy Bryant, our organizer who just got out of hospital, and Social Security's birthday. Congressman Marc Vea...Read more >

• New Retiree Voting Record Released

  March 11, 2024: Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2023 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical retirement security issues, today. “Almost every member of Congress claims to care...Read more >

• Retiree Benefits Misunderstood and Maligned

  November 22, 2023: The Washington Post ran an editorial, “Why we’re borrowing to fund the elderly while neglecting everyone else.” The writer presumes to know something about Social Security, federal budgets, and simple economics. She fails on all counts. She ...Read more >

• ‘Hobnobbing With Billionaires in Davos,’ Trump Admits—If Reelected—He Will Seek to Cut Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare

  January 23, 2020: "It'll be toward the end of the year," Trump said from Davos, Switzerland. "And at the right time, we will take a look at that. You know, that's actually the easiest of all things, if you look, cause it's such a big percentage." By Jon Queally, st...Read more >

• Happy Labor Day!

  September 02, 2019: Happy Labor Day from TARA! Please see the article below about the many benefits which have been made possible for workers, retirees and their families because of unions. The Dallas and Houston TARA chapters meet this week. If you live in these areas,...Read more >

• Celebrate Victories — And Keep On Fighting!

  August 12, 2019: The Golden Triangle and TARA Austin chapters meet this week. If you live in these areas, you will receive a separate email about the meeting. DALLAS TARA CELEBRATES MEDICARE/SOCIAL SECURITY BIRTHDAYS The Dallas TARA chapter celebrated the 54th ...Read more >

• Retirees Celebrate Social Security and Medicare

  August 05, 2019: This week the Houston, Dallas and Coastal Bend TARA chapters meet to celebrate Medicare and Social Security Birthdays. If you live in these areas, you have received a separate email with meeting details. MORE AFL-CIO CONVENTION NEWS On July 27, 201...Read more >

• Padilla Talks to Congresspersons

  May 13, 2019: The Golden Triangle, Fort Worth and Austin TARA chapters meet this week. If you live in these areas, you will receive a separate email about the meeting. PRESIDENT PADILLA LOBBIES CONGRESS TARA President Tony Padilla and retirees from the Machini...Read more >

• TARA Chapters Celebrate Older Americans Month

  May 07, 2018: The Houston TARA Chapter met on Wednesday, May 2 , to celebrate Older Americans Month at the Dinner Bell Cafe. Andy Hardwick, from the Social Security Administration, spoke about Social Security Benefits, the WEP offset and how that impacts TRS Pensi...Read more >