Social Security

CBS News reports that widening income inequality has reduced the share of wages subject to Social Security payroll taxes because earnings above the taxable maximum (...

The Social Security trustees' report projects the program's trust fund will be exhausted in six years (around 2032), after which incoming payroll tax revenue would c...

The Social Security Trust Fund that helps pay benefits for more than 60 million Americans is projected by the program's Trustees to be exhausted in 2032, three month...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the Promise Act to address looming Social Security funding shortfalls. The bill would not itself change taxes, benefit...

CBS News (June 10, 2026) reports new trustee projections that Social Security’s trust funds could become insolvent by 2032, which the article says would lead to an a...

The Social Security Trustees' 2026 report projects the program's trust funds will be insolvent by the end of 2032. Upon insolvency, the Social Security Administratio...

Estimates from advocacy groups project the 2027 Social Security COLA at roughly 3.6% to 3.8% following cooler-than-expected June inflation data. The AARP projects a ...

The Senior Citizens League estimates a 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of about 3.9%, up from earlier projections of 2–3%, based on recent infl...

A Middlebury College economist, Caitlin Myers, released a research paper arguing that the iPhone introduction in 2007 explains a substantial portion of the U.S. fert...

The article explains that millions of Americans age 50 and older still carry federal student loan balances and that Social Security benefits, a key source of retirem...

The article explains that Social Security benefits are among the most protected funds from creditors under federal law, though exceptions exist (certain federal debt...

The article explains three key points about garnishment of Social Security retirement benefits. First, most private creditors (credit cards, personal loans, medical ...