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.
Brenton Smith
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The 2021 Social Security Trustees Report is Already Outdated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.
Why Social Security’s Trust Fund Is Vital to Those Approaching Retirement
The author says that Social Security is losing billions of dollars that will one day hit retirees directly in the wallet.
The Passage of Time is Killing Social Security
The author says that Social Security heads further down the road of insolvency with the more time that passes without a viable fix from Washington.
