October 23, 2026

Social Security

Social Security benefits could be cut 22% in 2032—and one fix would mean a 40% payroll tax hike for millennials and Gen Z efb1e90ab514e91ea747d22ef9366f93

Social Security benefits could be cut 22% in 2032—and one fix would mean a 40% payroll tax hike for millennials and Gen Z

admin October 20, 2026 0
Retirees are getting a 3.6% raise in 2027, but the program’s main trust fund is set to...
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Should we phase out Social Security? 2 economists debated it for an hour in front of me — then agreed the wealthy have to pay up 0d6d22d502e7348a58ee802c9297326a

Should we phase out Social Security? 2 economists debated it for an hour in front of me — then agreed the wealthy have to pay up

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Teresa Ghilarducci said "The way to get money for Social Security... is going to be at the...
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Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment is coming soon. Here are the states where the biggest hike in years could have the most impact 79b3bbefb376584b835729a2a08d5728

Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment is coming soon. Here are the states where the biggest hike in years could have the most impact

admin September 25, 2026 0
The Senior Citizens League estimated the COLA for 2027 will be 3.5%, while the AARP projected a 3.6%...
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The third rail isn’t what it used to be. As the Social Security fund’s insolvency nears, more lawmakers are open to tax hikes—even Republicans 0be804478bc91926afe7f3fa8add9542

The third rail isn’t what it used to be. As the Social Security fund’s insolvency nears, more lawmakers are open to tax hikes—even Republicans

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“I’m willing to look at the tax rate. I am willing to raise the amount of income...
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‘Just really shocking’: One of America’s top Social Security advisors is unsettled by how many people are withdrawing early da958c0718bd21e8e0aeb06c4d683ded

‘Just really shocking’: One of America’s top Social Security advisors is unsettled by how many people are withdrawing early

admin August 31, 2026 0
Martha Shedden says panic over the program's finances is pushing clients into early claiming decisions they'll regret....
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Baby boomers are collecting 265% of what they paid into Social Security—and millennials are paying the price 696249f201117a5daf86fa14b0c16655

Baby boomers are collecting 265% of what they paid into Social Security—and millennials are paying the price

admin August 26, 2026 0
"The reality is that Social Security is not a savings program where workers’ payroll tax contributions are...
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‘Social Security is on a collision course toward insolvency,’ watchdog says. It hasn’t been this bad since 1983 8e18493f7aafb12ae607fb2f9520fd64

‘Social Security is on a collision course toward insolvency,’ watchdog says. It hasn’t been this bad since 1983

admin June 17, 2026 0
The 2026 Social Security Trustees' Report finds the worst financial outlook in nearly half a century—and a...
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Social Security faces steep cuts. These senators want to bet on stocks and $27 trillion in debt to save it—but ‘the gamble does not always pay off’ f3369de72f9e6185cfda42154f66a670

Social Security faces steep cuts. These senators want to bet on stocks and $27 trillion in debt to save it—but ‘the gamble does not always pay off’

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"As a result, the most likely outcome is that in the 75th year, the government will end...
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Social Security’s 2032 deadline puts a 22% cut on the table — but Washington has way less room to negotiate than 1983 3e59d26113f0cf02075c8d15c73faa81

Social Security’s 2032 deadline puts a 22% cut on the table — but Washington has way less room to negotiate than 1983

admin June 12, 2026 0
The new date exposes a hard political math: debt above 100% of GDP, 2.4 million fewer immigrants...
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