Even if employment rebounds by the end of this year and payroll taxes return to near-normal levels, the shock from the pandemic shutdown could accelerate the depletion of the Social Security trust fund by about six months.
Posted on 24 April 2020.
Even if employment rebounds by the end of this year and payroll taxes return to near-normal levels, the shock from the pandemic shutdown could accelerate the depletion of the Social Security trust fund by about six months.
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Posted on 03 February 2020.
While the promotion of self-sufficiency is admirable, government entitlements warrant preservation since they provide a financial safety net.
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Posted on 04 May 2019.
Progressive Democrats have rallied around “Medicare-for-all,” a single-payer health plan popularized by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Now, some of Washington’s official bean counters are trying to add a new framework around what it might look like.
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Posted on 02 May 2019.
Some members of Congress may not be prepared to protect Social Security, but the American people know better.
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Posted on 22 April 2019.
President Donald Trump has declared benefit cuts to the nation’s signature retirement programs off limits and many Democratic presidential candidates are calling for expanding Medicare benefits.
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Posted on 07 June 2018.
Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security’s financial problems can’t be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class.
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