Protecting Social Security From Hobgoblins
The author says that neither political party has a viable plan to help Social Security.
Brenton Smith
Would Working Two More Years Keep Social Security Solvent?
A recent survey said that many younger Americans would be willing to work longer to shore up Social Security, but the author says this isn’t likely to help much.
Audit Finds GPO Shortchanging Seniors
An audit conducted by the SSA OIG found that some retirees impacted by GPO may be losing out on additional retirement benefits. Here is how to reclaim your benefits.
Elimination of WEP and GPO Would Be Unfair
The author says that a bill proposing to do away with the WEP and GPO would actually be unfair.
Social Security Has Quietly Crossed Yet Another Financial Rubicon of Systemic Decay
The cost of grandfathering Social Security benefits for existing retirees is now more expensive for future retirees than doing nothing.
Can Social Security Pay its Bills?
The author says that Social Security should be at the top of the Treasury Secretary’s priority list, but that it appears it may not be.
Social Security: The COVID Storm That Wasn’t
The author says that the COVID recession did not cause financial distress for Social Security, an outcome he had not anticipated.
Can Social Security’s Insecurity Create Private Sector Jobs?
A private company wants to sell insurance against insolvency. The author explains what life would be like if AIG and Lehman Brothers ran Social Security.
The 2021 Social Security Trustees Report is Already Outdated
The author says that Social Security may be in a more dire financial state than the latest Trustees report suggests.
Social Security COLA Projected to Be the Highest In Decades
Social Security recipients are likely to get a big COLA in 2022, but the author notes that this is a major financial burden for the program.
