by Charlie Hollins | Dec 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
How did we get here again, and so quickly too? Another year has raced by and has served us up, to different degrees and with new variations, the quotidian grind interlaced with despair, sorrow, hope and even, perhaps, moments of genuine joy. We hope that 2022 was, on...
by Charlie Hollins | Dec 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Not a title for those with a lisp, but the SSA recently announced a policy change that will allow anyone to self-select their sex designation no matter what the records on their birth certificate may show. There’s no need to provide any documentation at all but...
by Charlie Hollins | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Armistice Day commemorates the ending of the First World War on November 11, 1918 and although the US were hardly involved in that conflict it is observed in this country each year in on that date. Here it’s known, of course, as Veterans Day and has come to...
by Charlie Hollins | Oct 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Well, you can’t. There is actually no provision for a simple transfer of any state-regulated benefit such as SNAP (aka Food Stamps) or Medical Assistance. Each state has their own eligibility rules and regulations so if you should up sticks and move to another...
by Charlie Hollins | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Commodity Supplement Food Program (CSFP) is a federally run program that helps low-income seniors around the country by providing them with monthly food packages. In Maryland the program is known as “My Groceries to Go!” and is administered by the Maryland Food...
by Charlie Hollins | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
The new figures are in for 2023’s Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), and as many had predicted there has been another significant leap. The new COLA dwarfs even last year’s notable 5.9% and comes in at a staggering 8.7% increase. In terms of how that looks...
