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Social Security
Should the U.S. raise the retirement age?
by
Matt Levin
Mar 26, 2024
Larry Fink, head of the largest money manager in the world, suggested in an investor letter that the retirement age should be higher because of longer life expectancies. But is that realistic?
What would happen if we could choose where our taxes go?
by
Janet Nguyen
Jan 19, 2024
Most Americans would likely prioritize social insurance, according to one survey.
What happens to Social Security benefits in a debt default or a government shutdown?
by
Janet Nguyen
Nov 10, 2023
A shutdown is looming, though beneficiaries don’t have to worry. But they would if default was on the table.
As inflation moderates, so does Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment
Sep 14, 2023
The 2024 cost-of-living adjustment comes out to 3.2%, a pretty modest amount compared to past years.
Why it's getting more expensive to hire workers in China
by
Jennifer Pak
Aug 9, 2023
China’s government is making employers pay more into its social welfare system, just as the economy is stalling.
Should the rich pay more into the Social Security system?
by
Janet Nguyen
Jul 21, 2023
As the rich get richer, their income is escaping taxation.
Social Security has funding problems. How do we fix it before benefits are cut?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jun 12, 2023
The trust fund supplementing income taxes could run dry within 10 years. Dennis Jansen of Texas A&M suggests reforms.
For public good, not for profit.
What happens to benefit checks if there's no deal on the debt ceiling?
May 23, 2023
Supplemental Security Income payments and veterans 'payments could be among the first checks to be delayed.
Will we ever run out of Social Security numbers?
by
Janet Nguyen
Mar 10, 2023
With 1 billion possible combinations, we still have decades before they’re used up.
What's behind the larger Social Security checks?
Jan 23, 2023
This month Social Security checks went up by an 8.7% cost of living increase. But what happens to social security in the future?