Social Security Trustees report
An Refresher on the March Toward Social Security Insolvency
The published projections vary a bit. The most recent Social Security Trustees Report sets 2033 as the year when trust fund reserves will be fully depleted, but the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) sees late 2032 as the…
Social Security Insolvency and the Steadily Unfolding Fertility Rate Problem
The 2025 Social Security Trustees Report didn’t offer any new insights into a long-established problem. The key upshot from the report is that the insolvency date moved a bit closer than projected a year ago. For most who follow this…
Perspective on Social Security Trustees Report
Martha Shedden, President of RSSA, an organization that educates and certifies Social Security advisors says Social Security reserves are being affected by increased health care costs and the legislation called the Social Security Fairness Act. EINPresswire.com reports here… As an…
2025 Social Security Trustees Report
The latest Trustees Report confirms what we’ve known for years: Social Security is on an unsustainable path. The combined trust funds are projected to run dry by 2034, just nine years from now. After that, the program can only pay…
2024 Social Security Trustees Report Published–Shows One-Year Improvement in Solvency
The 2024 edition of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program (Trustees Report) was issued yesterday afternoon. As noted in SSA’s press release announcing the report on 2023’s operations, “The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance…
Social Security’s 2019 Annual Report Out: Don’t Pop the Champagne
Much as when the sun comes out during a hurricane, one should only make urgent and necessary repairs and forgo the celebration that the storm clouds are gone. That’s because the “eye” of the storm is but a temporary reprieve. And so it…