retirement
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2020
Longtime South Portland planner reflects on 30-year career
Urban planning is more challenging than ever, Haeuser says.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2020
Commentary: Make it easier for Maine workers to build wealth through ownership
L.D. 1520 would incentivize the sale of businesses to workers and improve training for companies that are considering selling to employees.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2020
Bill would create retirement savings program for many Maine workers
The measure would set up state-run plans for private sector workers who lack 401k or other employer-based programs.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2019
Another View: Only way out of our pension crisis is through bipartisan compromise
Congress wastes another year to bail out multi-employer pension plans covering 1.3 million unionized workers.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Maine Observer: After a long career, it’s hard to let go of an identity
Teachers help students find themselves. But it works the other way, too.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2019
The View From Here: What happens after work?
As retirement gets closer, it becomes even harder to imagine.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
Commentary: Social Security isn’t doomed for millennials, Gen Xers
Even the worst-case scenario shows that the program will still pay out benefits.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2019
Maine Voices: Illogical federal law takes bite out of retired teachers’ Social Security checks
New state legislation that makes it easier for Maine retirees to return to the classroom is just the first step toward equity.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2019
Commentary: Retirement reform will help ease senior housing crisis
Americans should be allowed to use money they have saved to pay off their homes without triggering taxes.
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PublishedJune 16, 2019
Insight: Should people in their 70s run for president? Doctor says: ‘Why not?’
Fewer people are retiring in their mid-60s these days, and those who do can suffer from economic and health setbacks that come from not working.