Social Security solvency
Saving Social Security: The Arguments Are Mounting
In an interesting article appearing recently on ThinkAdvisor.com, Senior Reporter John Manganaro offers a broad assessment of emerging views on the potential direction of Social Security reform measures. Manganaro begins with an analysis of the debate on the pros and…
Social Security Solvency: Congressional Inaction is Not the Answer
The rhetoric is heating up these days on the subject of Social Security’s looming insolvency problem…and that’s certainly no surprise to anyone who’s been tuned in to this slow-moving train wreck. Indeed, through the years, many bills have been introduced…
Courage for America, Opportunity Wisconsin Join Forces to Escalate Calls for Social Security Reform
With the issue of Social Security’s looming insolvency stoking public concern, two citizen-based groups have teamed up to take a message to the nation’s Capital. And that message is clear: “preserve programs such as Social Security and Medicare.” Now having…
Battle Lines are Being Drawn on the Retirement Age Issue
Although there are many advocates for raising the Social Security full retirement age (FRA) as a measure to save the program from insolvency, the issue is generating strong headwinds in the court of public opinion. A post by US News…
Social Security’s Solvency Dilemma–There’s Plenty of Worry to Go Around
Rumors surrounding Social Security’s demise are overstated, and the many untruths about why the program is in trouble (no, politicians did not steal the money) aren’t helping people get a grasp of the real problem. So, here to help, is…
The Social Security Solvency Dilemma – Part 3
Fixing the Social Security Solvency Dilemma Despite its potential for catastrophe, the problem of Social Security’s evaporating financial reserves is solvable, and the sooner the better. While popular rhetoric holds that the road ahead for Social Security will necessarily involve…
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…
Assessing the Implications of an FRA Setback
If you’ve been keeping up with the rhetoric on the Social Security solvency crisis, you’re probably tuned in to the various scenarios being advanced to address the impending trust depletion situation. You probably also know that one of the most…
Headwinds Building in Opposition to a Full Retirement Age Increase
Although many pundits have weighed in on the likelihood of a further setback in the age at which newly eligible beneficiaries can claim their full benefits, a recent Quinnipiac University poll suggests that there is substantial pushback from Republican, Independent, and…
Another Viewpoint on Social Security’s Future Financial Picture
Despite the incorrect title, an article by Simon Black a.k.a. James Hickman–the Founder of sovereignman.com–provides a glimpse of Social Security’s potential future in the wake of the much-reported depletion of trust fund reserves. What’s incorrect in the title, of course,…