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Social Security Solvency: Does the WEP/GPO Repeal Factor in?
Both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. This affected Social Security’s costs at a time when the ...
LETTERS: All these fireworks; the Big Beautiful Bill
Re: Marge Baker’s letter, Tuesday. I don’t know how many senators read the Big Beautiful Bill, but one senator was asked and ...
Precinct Reporter21h
Trustees Warn of Cuts to Social Security, Medicare
Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying ...
Marin Independent Journal1dOpinion
Editorial: Social Security and Medicare clocks tick to depletion
Alas, we have the system we have for now and it’s on the ropes thanks to demographic pressures and mismanagement of the ...
BenefitsPRO1d
If Social Security benefits run dry in 2033, workers need an extra $100,000 in retirement savings
Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...
Social Security and Medicare Are Racing Toward Drastic Cuts—Yet Lawmakers Refuse To Act
When that happens, seniors will face an automatic 23 percent cut in their Social Security benefits. Medicare will reduce ...
Social Security and Medicare’s trustees have spoken. Will pols listen before the cuts hit?
Considering recent news, you may have missed that the 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare are out. Once ...
The Future of Social Security Just Went From Bad to Worse. Here's What Seniors Can Expect Next.
Every year, the trustees analyze the current state of Social Security and forecast the future of the program. Changes in the ...
Southeast Missourian5dOpinion
De Rugy: Social Security and Medicare's trustees have spoken. Will pols listen before the cuts hit?
Social Security and Medicare face insolvency by 2033, triggering automatic benefit cuts unless Congress acts. The article ...
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The New York Sun6dOpinion
As Social Security, Medicare Barrel Toward Insolvency, Pressure Grows on Politicians To Act To Avoid Benefit Cuts
The trust funds for both programs are on pace to run dry by 2033, triggering an automatic 23 percent cut in seniors’ Social Security checks.
The Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Was Higher Than Expected In May
Prices rose faster in May than forecasters had anticipated, and consumers unexpectedly lost income and pulled back on spending.