2024 election
GOP Frontrunner Trump Maintains “Don’t Touch” Stance on Social Security
In a post yesterday on finance.yahoo.com, contributor Vance Cariaga offers an update on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s position on campaign hot button Social Security. The update, in essence, is that there has been no change in Trump’s position that…
2024 Election Cycle Stoking Apprehension Among Those Planning for Retirement
As is true in most planning scenarios–and most definitely in financial planning exercises like those associated with eventual retirement–the unknowns are the factors that make any plan, well, just a plan. And when you talk about unknowns, this famous quote…
Iowa Caucusgoers Show Slight Preference for Social Security Privatization
It’s still about six months until the Iowa Republican caucuses commence, but a Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa poll sought to get a feel for the preferences of those likely to attend. Social Security was one of the seven questions…
Election 2024: Battle Lines Being Drawn on Social Security
Early candidates in the Republican primary race have indicated a wide disparity in their positions when it comes to Social Security. Specifically, former Vice President Mike Pence has gone on record calling for program reform, hinting at a change in…
Candidate Haley Advocates for Retirement Age Setbacks, Benefit Trimming for the Wealthy
The long road to the 2024 presidential election is now being traveled by a host of hopefuls, so it’s logical to expect an outpouring of viewpoints on key issues and, equally logical, to expect Social Security reform to be one…