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What’s really going on with Social Security? Here’s what the latest numbers say
The same approach could work again: thoughtful, phased reforms that maintain the program’s core protections. Ideas on the table include lifting the payroll tax cap (currently $176,100), gradually raising the 6.2% FICA rate, or making more forms of compensation subject to payroll taxes—similar to how TSP contributions are treated.
Trump’s New Tax Law Could Cut Social Security Taxes For Millions
A new tax break aimed at seniors may lighten the load on retirees’ Social Security income, but it’s not as sweeping or permanent as some headlines suggest. Tucked inside the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4,
Social Security and Medicare trust funds, which help pay benefits, are projected to run dry. What will happen then?
Key Points Medicare Part B premiums are a big expense for many retirees. In 2025, the standard monthly Part B premium is $185 ...
Millions of retirees are receiving reduced Social Security checks in July 2025. Learn why it’s happening and who is impacted.
A new survey by eHealth and Retirable finds that 80% of Americans worry Medicare and Social Security won’t be available when ...
More than one-third of Americans oppose two common proposals to ensure Medicare is available for future generations.
Social Security sets its 2025 cost-of-living increase at 2.5% 03:18. America's seniors will pay more for their health care in the new year, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS ...
The Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, which pays out Social Security benefits, won’t be able to pay out full benefits after 2033 and Medicare won’t be able to do ...
Last year Social Security cost $1.2 trillion while Medicare cost $726 billion, totaling 36% of the non-interest federal budget. The Congressional Budget Office projects that by 2050, combined ...
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The Social Security Administration lied about the GOP budget bill in a message to beneficiaries. Can we trust anything it ...
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