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Pension hike not enough for Venezuelans to afford basic food

Maybel Sequera and Juan González recently shared for lunch a plate of noodles and beans at their home in a low-income neighborhood west of Venezuela’s capital

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Thieves hit on a new scam: Synthetic identity fraud

In fall 2020, 43-year-old Adam Arena and a dozen suspected co-conspirators were indicted in New York on charges of trying to swindle banks out of more than $1 million through a scheme known as “synthetic identity fraud.”

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The latest on redistricting and recently enacted legislation

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue:

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Michael Hiltzik: Here are all the reasons CBS News should never have hired Trump aide Mick Mulvaney

Staff members at CBS News are in an uproar over the venerable news department's hiring of former Trump White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney as a news commentator.

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State Department to allow ‘X’ gender option on passports

American citizens who do not fit into traditional male or female gender roles will be permitted to select a third option on their U.S. passports.

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Commentary: The IRS doesn’t need more workers, it needs less work

Tax day is approaching, and a shorthanded Internal Revenue Service just got a $675 million boost (6%) from Congress and the president. But money won’t fix this problem. We can solve it—and maybe some other problems—with tax reform.

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DWP PIP claims in Scotland will no longer be accepted after certain date this year

The DWP has announced the exact date people in Scotland should stop applying for Personal Independence Payment and start claiming the new Adult Disability Payment instead

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DWP confirms exact date new claims for PIP will no longer be accepted by some claimants this year

PIP is being replaced by a new disability benefit for thousands of people.

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Biden Is Trying To Pass a Wealth Tax—Again. It Could Be Unconstitutional.

The president's new budget plan calls on Congress to tax wealthy Americans' unrealized capital gains.

Reason

Rick Scott battles Fox host who calls out his false claim about tax plan

Senator’s ‘11 point plan’ has been roundly rejected by Democrats and even Mitch McConnell

The Independent UK

Liz Weston: 3 tasks for new retirees that will pay off later

Taking care of three big tasks soon after you retire can go a long way toward helping your money and your health go the distance

The Independent UK

Scottish child benefit payment to further increase to £25 a week

Social Security Secretary Shona Robison announced another increase on Thursday as she published a fresh plan to tackle child poverty. The devolved benefit is due to rise to £20 a week at the start of April.

Glasgow Live

GOP midterm gains could augur market-rattling debt limit fight

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are girding for battle over raising the nation’s borrowing cap next year if they retake the majority in the November elections.

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GOP midterm gains could augur market-rattling debt limit fight - Roll Call

House Republicans are girding for battle over the nation’s debt ceiling if they retake the majority in the November elections.

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New disability benefit replacing PIP to be rolled out in three areas in Scotland today

The Adult Disability Payment will be administered through Social Security Scotland and will replace the Personal Independence Payment, which is delivered by the UK Government.

Benzinga

Read Apple's Latest Push To Activate Cellular Plans From Device

Now the new Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone SE buyers choosing AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) or T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) can enter the data and connect to their carrier when they power on the device, Bloomberg reports. The “on-device authentication” process will begin in stores on March 29 and will likely take the edge off the customer service by…

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Vulnerable Scots won't have new benefit reviewed under 'compassionate' social security system

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government will confirm this morning that the new Adult Disability Payment will include 'indefinite awards'.

Tribune News Service

Matthew Yglesias: The not-so-secret Republican plan to raise taxes

Ever since the 2018 midterm elections, Republicans have done a very good job of not describing their vision for the country. Instead, they have kept their focus on the culture wars and which progressive ideas they’ll try to block.

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Social Security fixes could animate post-midterms agenda

WASHINGTON — If Republicans take one or both chambers of Congress in November, don’t be surprised if shoring up Social Security’s finances becomes an area of bipartisan focus.

Roll Call

Social Security fixes could animate post-midterms agenda - Roll Call

Veterans of previous bipartisan working groups in the Senate have begun talking about the need for fixes to counter future shortfalls.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Police probe shows Missouri data weakness existed a decade before Post-Dispatch exposed it

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A police investigation released Monday shows that a flaw in a Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education webpage had been in place since 2011 and that no one had noticed the flaw until a St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist pointed out the weakness.

Daily Record

New disability benefit replacing PIP from next month will see DWP-style assessments ‘abolished’

Transfer to the new social security system for existing claimants is due to start in August.

Tribune News Service

Personal info from WA state licensing agency database may already be on 'dark web'

Personal information of some of the hundreds of thousands of licensed professionals potentially exposed in a breach of a Washington state database may already have shown up on "dark web" clearinghouses used by identity thieves.

Tribune News Service

Scott Burns: This money magic secret is about real life

The book has a striking dust jacket that’s easily worth more than a thousand words. It shows a top hat with emerging rabbits made of origami-folded cash.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Millions of Americans are fixated on stock prices. They shouldn't pay such close attention

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