President Trump
SSA Press Release: 100 Days of Progress
Much has been written in the past few months, most of it portraying the Social Security Administration in a negative light during the first 100 days of the Trump Presidency. However, despite the negative media coverage, a closer examination reveals…
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…
President Trump Doubles Down on Pledge to “Not Touch” Social Security
Speaking yesterday on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures program, President Trump reiterated his promise that Social Security and Medicare will not be touched except by efforts to expose and remove incidents of fraud, waste, and abuse in the systems. A…
Reflections on President Trump’s Executive Order on Retirement Savings
As the Labor Day Holiday Weekend arrived, President Trump traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to officially sign his latest Executive Order, “Strengthening Retirement Security in America.” As explained in the numerous media accounts of the event, this presidential directive is aimed…
An Update on the Case for Social Security Reform
As the calendar continues its relentless march toward 2034, and as media accounts of what this date means to the solvency of Social Security repeatedly surface, there continues to be a clear message that near-term progress to address the problem is unlikely.…