Social Security solvency

Presidential Hopefuls’ Perspectives on Social Security and Medicare

These two programs are important issues to consider when choosing how to vote. They are the income and health lifeline for many of our senior citizens. Read about it here… Similar to many consulting organizations, the Association of Mature American…

Social Security is a Primary Issue for Americans this November

Voting may be swayed by Social Security this November. There are many ideas of how to modify it. What do Harris and Trump say? Keith Speights for The Motley Fool explains here… Similar to many consulting organizations, the Association of…

A Different COLA Perspective

The latest estimate projects a COLA increase of 2.57% in 2025, which is lower than it was in 2024. Of course, this is still an estimate and the actual number will be released in October. A smaller percentage could be…

Expert’s Social Security Advice to Gen Zers: “You Have Time to Plan”

In a report posted on nbclosangeles.com, CNBC’s Cheyenne DeVon suggests that millennials and Gen Zers harbor concerns that Social Security faces oblivion and that “… 40% think they ‘won’t get a dime’ of Social Security benefits.” She points to repetitive…

Commissioner Weighs in on Social Security problems

In a post yesterday on newsweek.com, Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley made a case fo prioritization of steps to ward off two major problems facing the program: the looming funding crisis and the evolving customer service crisis. Stressing that “…staffing…

“Fixing” Social Security–A quick recap of some of the ideas being advanced

Money.com’s Pete Grieve, in a post on nasdaq.com, provides a quick summary of five of the ideas currently circulating among various proposals to address Social Security’s looming insolvency problem. As Grieve points out, public sentiment for resolving the matter “sooner…

Challenging the “Earned Benefit” Definition of Social Security

Arguments and viewpoints on Social Security reform are increasing these days, and since we’re within a decade of the program’s financial flash point, that’s a good thing. Most who’ve been following this slow-moving train wreck are aware of the projected…

An Argument for Price Indexing as a Social Security Solution

Many proposals to address the Social Security solvency problem have been floated to Congress over the past few years, but they always seem to come back to the need to add revenue (tax increases) or reduce benefits as the only…

Exploring the Impact of the “No Tax on Social Security Benefits” Pledge

The 2024 Presidential Election cycle is in its closing weeks, and one issue that has received considerable attention is the question of taxation on Social Security benefits. From assessing payroll taxes on tip income to eliminating Social Security benefits from…

Social Security is the top issue for voters

CNBC poll finds Americans rank Social Security as one of the top issues when determining who they will vote for this November. In the recent Nationwide Retirement Institute survey findings, respondents expressed the same sentiment on how Social Security will…

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