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America’s Future Got $7 Trillion Worse Since the Financial Crisis
Still feeling uncomfortable about that tax bill you owed last month? Think about it this way: If you didn’t pay it, America’s fiscal future would look even worse than it does now, six years out from the financial crisis. Driven by higher interest costs,…
Mike Huckabee: Americans don’t want Social Security reform
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Sunday that his opposition to reforming Social Security doesn’t make him sound like a Democrat — but like an American. The former Arkansas governor has broken with his party and his rivals for the nomination…
Social Security Is a Lifeline to Retirees. Will it Save You?
Social Security is no longer just a safety net for Americans in dire need of extra money in their twilight years. The program is now a primary lifeline to millions of retirees who would otherwise find their finances six feet…
Social Security’s in Worse Shape Than You Thought: Study
The Social Security Administration projects that its trust funds will be depleted by 2033—not an optimistic forecast. But it may be even bleaker than that. New studies from Harvard and Dartmouth researchers find that the SSA’s actuarial forecasts have been consistently…
Some Unhappy News About Medicare and Social Security
You’ll hear a lot of vague talk during the 2016 presidential election about “reforming” Social Security and Medicare. That’s because “reform” sounds a lot better than “cut,” “ration,” or “give up on.” Politicians, the conventional wisdom goes, don’t get elected by…
Social Security is an Election Issue
The 2016 presidential election is approaching. Many issues will be brought up and discussed. Some issues will not be very important. However, some may be very important….While many of us believe Social Security should remain as the lifeline for our…
SSA Annual Statistical Supplement, 2014, Available
The Social Security Annual Statistical Supplement, 2014, is available now. Prepared annually since 1940, the Supplement is a major resource for data on our nation’s social insurance and welfare programs. The majority of the statistical tables present information about programs administered…
Where does the candidate stand on…
A Simple Guide to the Real Differences Between the Democratic Candidates for President Democrats might not get the competitive primary that many had hoped for, as Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont who announced he would seek the Democratic nomination…
Sanders, in NH Visit, Talks Income Inequality
Newly minted Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont was preaching to the choir on Saturday, telling members of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO that the trade-union movement is critical to halting the 40-year decline of the American middle class….Sanders…
Edwards, Van Hollen Spar Over Social Security, Trade
The two Democratic candidates running for Senate in Maryland came out swinging in their first formal exchange on Sunday, debating each other’s commitment to Social Security, effectiveness in office and electability in next year’s general election. In a feisty candidate forum…