Social Security solvency
Calls for a bipartisan commission on Social Security
During the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy’s meeting held on June 24th, the committee heard from politicians on both sides of the aisle and experts in economics, small businesses, and Social Security, calling for congressional…
The clock is ticking on Social Security solvency
Social Security is often called the “third rail” of American politics because it is so politically sensitive that any attempt to change it — even in ways that might benefit the program — can be politically fatal for a candidate…
Bipartisan Policy Center Official Testifies on Social Security’s Future
As noted in today’s headline article on this site, the temperature appears to be rising in Washington over Social Security’s looming financial disaster. Yesterday, before the United States Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy,…
Social Security’s Taxable Maximum Drawing Congressional Attention
As the clock ticks toward a late-2032 financial catastrophe for America’s seniors, the rhetoric over what to do about the problem is also heating up. Evidence of this heightened interest surfaced earlier this week, with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D -…
The 2026 Trustees Report: Challenging the “Optimistic” Assumptions
The June 9 release of the 2026 OASDI Trustees Report confirmed what was already known…Social Security’s financial position is worsening. Given the increasing volume of warnings from the trustees over the past decade, coupled with the growing concerns expressed by…
Could raising or eliminating the tax cap fix Social Security?
The Current Population Survey conducted in 2025 found that 24 percent of Americans aged 65 and over reported receiving 90 percent or more of their income from Social Security. As Social Security is a primary source of income for so…
Social Security Insolvency in a Nutshell. Well, Amost.
The point of full Social Security trust fund depletion is rapidly coming into view, a prospect magnified by the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund’s reserves dropping by $200 billion in 2025 alone. People are starting to notice, perhaps even…
EBRI Retirement Confidence Survey Spotlights Delining Retirement Confidence
Inflation and Social Security’s unstable financial trajectory emerged as key indicators of declining retirement confidence among U.S. workers and retirees, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s (EBRI) 36th Annual Retirement Confidence Survey. The report’s “Key Findings” section opens with…
The Proposed Commission to Reform Social Security
Earlier this week in this AMAC Foundation SocialSecurityReport.org forum, we reported on proposed legislation to create a new special commission to explore and evaluate options, reach bipartisan consensus, and propose legislative changes to the Social Security program to restore it…
Social Security and the National Debt
Does Social Security contribute to the national debt? According to this article published by the CATO Institute, yes it does. This once again becomes a discussion topic on the heels of the recently published annual report by the Trustees of…