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On “Fixing” Social Security–A Segment of the Public Weighs In
In a mid-March Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, a sampling of slightly over a thousand U.S. adults expressed opinions on what needs to be done as Social Security and Medicare hurtle toward insolvency. Not surprisingly, the majority in…
A Political Assessment of Social Security Reform’s Headwinds
It’s been a long time coming, and now we’re within a decade of the catastrophe known as Social Security insolvency. And just to head the rumor off fast, that doesn’t mean bankruptcy for one of America’s most successful social programs…
Congress Passes the “CARES Act,” Including Relief Payments to Social Security Recipients
The “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act” passed today in Congress, designed to provide for substantial stabilization in America’s economy during the unprecedented medical crisis sweeping the country. As approved, the Act provides critically needed funding in…