Retirement
Social Security, the Debt Ceiling and Partisan Politics
What impact does the debt ceiling have on Social Security? Social Security will have money to pay the check. Will the rest of the government will have the…
110 Articles by Brenton Smith
Retirement
Fact Checking Bernie Sanders on Social Security
Bernie Sanders has made a number of statements about Social Security during his campaign for president, but are they true? The author provides a fact check analysis of…
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Social Security And The GOP Debates
The author says that the candidates in the first Republican presidential debate failed to give voters any new or factual information on how to best reform Social Security.…
Retirement
Social Security’s Free-Fall Continues
The author demonstrates that the slight improvement in the insolvency date for Social Security’s combined trust fund is nothing more than a false positive.
Retirement
Social Security’s (Missing) Guarantee
The author says that Social Security benefits are not guaranteed, and he points out that the government can revoke them at any time.
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CBO: Social Security Needs a 4.4% Payroll Tax Increase
The Congressional Budget Office has released its long term budget report which includes a picture into the prospects of Social Security. If you are planning to retire soon,…
Retirement
Senator Graham’s Magical Napkin
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reportedly said, “You could [design a plan to fix Social Security] on the back of a napkin.” The author says that this statement is…
Federal Workforce News
The Media’s Role In Social Security’s Collapse
The author claims that the media is the most destructive force in Social Security today. He asks how we can expect to have an informed debate about Social…
Retirement
Proposed Social Security Amendment Throws Future Seniors Under the Bus
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has proposed a new amendment to address the financial imbalance within Social Security. The author says that the proposal is not a serious one…
Retirement
Gaming Social Security
Retirees are trying to improve their return on their past Social Security contributions. The author describes why any success that they have at doing this will come at…