About not paying income tax on Social Security Benefits

President Trump has suggested that seniors should not have to pay income tax on their Social Security benefits, and (obviously) most seniors would agree. Some studies say that eliminating income tax on Social Security benefits would provide a welcome $3,000…

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The Current Focus on Social Security: A Source of Considerable Angst

Despite repeated promises that the Trump Administration’s current focus on Social Security operations does not include benefit cuts, an Investor Business Daily report by Adam Shell suggests “Social Security’s future is worrying everyone.” As Shell explains, the Department of Government…

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DOGE and Social Security Savings: Clarifying the Possibilities

The airwaves and wires are aflame with projections about the dollars that can be cut from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid spending through uncovering fraud, waste, and abuse. Recent DOGE estimates are that perhaps $700 billion in spending can be…

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President Trump’s Key Short-Term Target Areas for Social Security

Social Security is getting its fair share of attention as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues toward its goal of cutting federal spending, specifically focusing on identifying and eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in government programs. While this attention…

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Government Spending Bill at Critical Point in Congress—How Would Social Security Fare?

Voting on the “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025” is expected to commence in the House of Representatives today, followed by a Senate vote if it successfully passes the House vote. Described as “a stopgap measure to prevent a…

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“Ask Rusty – Will My Medicare Premium Change because I Sold Investment Property?”

Dear Rusty: I have questions concerning the deduction of money from my Social Security benefit amount as relates to the sale of investment property. I am 66 years old and have been drawing Social Security since I turned 62. My…

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