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Payroll tax cut could mean Social Security benefits run out sooner

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom
Aug 26, 2020
A lot of older Americans rely on Social Security benefits to pay their bills.
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Trump's payroll tax holiday sows confusion

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 10, 2020
President Trump has ordered Treasury to stop collecting the employee portion of payroll taxes for some workers through the end of 2020.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order and three memorandums extending coronavirus economic relief on Aug. 8. How the payroll tax holiday would benefit Americans remains unclear.
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FAQ: What’s the best strategy for maximizing Social Security?

by Samantha Fields
Oct 16, 2019
Does it change if you’re single or married?
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Social Security benefits' buying power is fading, despite adjustments

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 10, 2019
Seniors will get an extra 1.6%. But their cost of living rose by 1.9%.
Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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How 65 came to be defined as a turning point into old age

by Erika Beras
Jun 19, 2019
The origin story of 65 can be traced back to the 30s, when President Roosevelt sought to make retirement available to everyone.
Many of the regulars at The Allegheny Elks Lodge in Pittsburgh had a love/hate relationship with their 65th birthdays.
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Low interest rates have cost savers roughly half a trillion dollars

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 10, 2019
The post-crisis financial policy has a downside.
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Undocumented immigrants quietly pay billions into Social Security and receive no benefits

by Nina Roberts
Jan 28, 2019
How much? About $13 billion in 2016.
Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at a U.S. Treasury printing facility.
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Undocumented immigrants quietly pay billions into Social Security and receive no benefits

by Nina Roberts
Jan 28, 2019
Undocumented immigrants contributed an estimated $13 billion into Social Security funds in 2016.
Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Will that extra money in your Social Security check add up to much?

by Renata Sago
Oct 11, 2018
An estimated 67 million Americans receiving the benefits will see a 2.8 percent cost-of-living boost to their checks.
Blank checks run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia in 2011. 
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4 things you should know about protecting your kid's credit

by Andy Uhler
Oct 4, 2018
It's something parents need to think about more and more these days.
In this photo illustration, a man is seen using a mobile phone in the light of a projection of a thumbprint on August 09, 2017 in London, England.
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