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Eliminating the Social Security Earnings Limit
A bill has been introduced in Congress that would repeal the “earnings limit” currently in effect on how much you can earn while collecting your Social Security benefits before you reach your full retirement age (FRA). For 2026, the earnings…
You Can Appeal a Social Security Overpayment Notice
Last year, Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General reported that the agency had paid nearly $11.3 billion in improper payments in 2025, with 9.3 billion attributed to overpayment of benefits. The SSA identified the main cause for the overpayments…
AMAC Social Security Guarantee Undergoes 2026 Refresh
Following last month’s release of the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report, the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) updated its Social Security Guarantee (SSG), a 15-point package of suggested options to address Social Security’s impending insolvency. The updated version references…
Continued Inaction on Social Security Insolvency = Negative Impacts for Seniors
The steadily developing catastrophe ahead for America’s seniors is now becoming well-known, especially since the 2026 Trustees Report brought the point of trust fund insolvency into a six-year window. Of course, anyone who’s been paying attention to this unfolding train…
Sen. Cassidy Cites Congress’ “New Momentum” on Social Security Insolvency
In an impassioned U.S. Senate floor speech yesterday, Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), discussed Social Security’s future, citing a range of options to address the problem and that could ward off severe hardship for vulnerable Americans in just six years.…
Sen. Cassidy Renews Push for “Big Idea”
Calling it a “tough decision” and urging his congressional colleagues to “not keep ducking it,” outgoing two-term Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) offered a plea for support to get his “Big Idea” to the finish line before the end of his…
Is Social Security’s Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Guaranteed?
Interest in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is building, as it typically does around this time. Looking ahead to 2027, we’re seeing wild swings in media accounts of what the 2027 increase will be. Earlier this year, for example,…
Social Security COLAs are failing retirees
Social Security COLA is calculated by comparing the average Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the third quarter of the current year to the same period in the previous year, with the percentage increase…
New legislation would put caps on retirement balances
New legislation introduced by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) would require distributions for individuals with very large IRA and defined contribution retirement plan account balances.…
Social Security Administration Announces New Online Tools and Notices for Disability Claims
Agency enhances online platform to expand service for disability cases The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced major enhancements to my Social Security, expanding self-service options and the notices available to individuals navigating the disability claims and appeals process. The…