Focuses on the issue of the privatization of social security through congressional legislation. Surveys revealing strong public support for privatization; Projected economic value of social security privatization, based on the estima...
“I’m calling for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security benefits for our great seniors,” Trump said in an address to a joint session of Congress on March 4. More beneficiaries are getting taxed on their benefits than ever before ...
What Social Security looks like after 2033 will be determined by Congress rather than opinion polls. In the past, lawmakers have opted to increase payroll tax rates and, much less frequently, to raise the age of eligibility for benefits, to ensure the program's solvency. The eligibility age f...
Understanding this benefits calculation process may allow you to have increased confidence that your benefits are fairly secure, regardless of any future actions taken by Congress to deal with Social Security shortfalls. The SSA has invested vast resources in the records, systems, and software requi...
It’s not that blockchains are bad, said Blaze, who testified (PDF) before Congress last year on election cybersecurity. It’s that they introduce new security vulnerabilities, and securing the vote tally against fraud “is more easily, simply, and securely done with ...
* If you would like to ensure your Social Security benefits don't go to waste, a good strategy is todelay marriage for as long as possibleto avoid paying the marriage penalty tax, then get legally married at the age of 61, a year before you can start withdrawing from Social Security. ...
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to slash $163 billion in overall spending in his budget proposal. Here’s what to know. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton May 2, 2025 Lunch Break: Tariffs Hit Home Shein and Temu prices are headed up, while funding for PBS and NPR coul...
It is clear that Americans are anxious for Congress and President Barack Obama to find some way to overhaul Social Security and other programs designed to help older Americans. A Gallup poll released just days after the 2012 presidential election found that nearly nine in 10 Americans thought it...
faces tough questioning in Congress. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton May 14, 2025 Lunch Break: Qatar vs. ‘Qatar-a-Lago’ Trump’s first extended overseas trip of his second term will see him talking to leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. He also plans to meet w...
raises immediate questions about potential conflicts of interest. It is not immediately clear how the department – which Trump said would “provide advice and guidance from outside of Government” – would operate, and whether a Congress evenfully controlled by Republicanswould have the ap...