International Business News - Seniors http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Nevadans age 62 and older who get property tax rebate checks may see those checks cut by about 3 percent, under a plan endorsed by the state Board of Examiners. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/nevada-board-proposes-property-tax-rebate-cut.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:05:22 EST The town squares here reliably fill at the same time every day as retirees pile in for singing and dancing. Restaurants offer the same early-bird specials on the same days each week, and patrons wake up to swallow the same pills over the same breakfast. There is a rhythm to life, one often found in the familiarity and comfort of routines. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149252-election-seniors-pulse.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/for-older-voters-too-a-call-for-change.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/for-older-voters-too-a-call-for-change.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:48:27 EDT The casinos run by American Indian tribes in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed over the weekend, killing eight people and injuring dozens. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/fatal-crash-highlights-lure-of-casinos-for-seniors.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:57:50 EDT The casinos run by American Indian tribes in Northern California work to attract lonely seniors on fixed incomes by offering cheap transportation on charter buses like the one that crashed over the weekend, killing eight people and injuring dozens. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147760-bus-crash-seniors-at-the-slots.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/fatal-crash-highlights-lure-of-casinos-for-seniors.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/fatal-crash-highlights-lure-of-casinos-for-seniors.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:19:01 EDT Kathy Leeds grows animated as she describes the courses she is taking this fall, including classes in current events, art and literature. But Leeds will never step foot on a campus or in a classroom. The 79-year-old widow has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair to get around her Manhattan apartment. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/135761-school-for-seniors.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/senior-citizens-pursuing-education-from-home.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080921/senior-citizens-pursuing-education-from-home.htm Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:10:07 EDT An AARP study released Thursday challenges the perception that older Americans have been left out of the current real estate crisis because they have built enough home equity to avoid delinquencies and foreclosure. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/study-shows-effect-of-loan-crisis-on-50-plus-crowd.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:05:21 EDT First came the health problems. Then, unable to work, Ada Noda watched the bills pile up. And then, suffocating in debt, the 80-year-old did something she never thought she'd be forced to do. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/study-bankruptcies-soar-for-senior-citizens.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:09:09 EDT If you're a senior citizen and make less than $50,000 a year, Barack Obama has a deal for you: the rest of your life free of federal income tax. Sounds appealing, right? Maybe to many seniors. But tax policy experts in Washington are giving it bad reviews. They see it as another subsidy for senior citizens, who already get federal help through Social Security and Medicare and often have economic advantages over other demographic groups. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107509-obama-2008-georgia-russia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/obamas-no-income-taxes-on-seniors-draws-critics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/obamas-no-income-taxes-on-seniors-draws-critics.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:56:19 EDT If you're a senior citizen and earn less than $50,000 a year, Barack Obama has a deal for you: a life free of federal income tax. Sounds appealing, right? Maybe to many seniors. But tax policy experts in Washington are giving it bad reviews. They see it as another subsidy for senior citizens, who already get federal help through Social Security and Medicare and often have economic advantages over other demographic groups. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/107355-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/obamas-no-income-taxes-on-seniors-draws-critics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/obamas-no-income-taxes-on-seniors-draws-critics.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:28:17 EDT North Dakota's Democratic congressional delegation wants a probe of whether Republican Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm broke any rules by appearing in Insurance Department ads that were financed by a federal grant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/feds-asked-to-probe-nd-insurance-dept-seniors-ad.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:13:51 EDT If Sen. John McCain is really serious about becoming a Web-savvy citizen, perhaps Kathryn Robinson can help. Robinson is now 106--that's 35 years older than McCain--and she began using the Internet at 98, at the Barclay Friends home in West Chester, Pa., where she lives. "I started to learn because I wanted to e-mail my family," she says--in an e-mail message, naturally. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94632-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/unlike-mccain-many-seniors-depend-on-the-web.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/unlike-mccain-many-seniors-depend-on-the-web.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:43:31 EDT The Internal Revenue Service said it's taking steps to make it easier for retirees and disabled veterans to file for a tax rebate check. About 123,000 retirees and disabled veterans in Tennessee have not filed a tax return to receive one of the special payments that come from a $150 billion economic stimulus package passed by Congress in February. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/many-seniors-not-filing-for-tax-rebate-checks.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:59:40 EDT