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“It takes a long time to become young.”: Jane Fonda muses on Life’s Third Act

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Setting the Record Straight: are retirees getting back what they paid into Social Security?

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New Administration’s Social Security reform proposals explained

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We want to hear from YOU!: The Council for Retirement Security 2020 Social Security Policy Survey

Setting the Record Straight: Social Security’s role in the national debt

April 1, 2021

When someone or something we care about is threatened, an all too common and unfortunate reaction is to look for something easy to pin…

Setting the Record Straight: YOUR political party ruined Social Security!

March 12, 2021

How do we know what political party you belong to? We don’t! But we know for a FACT that whichever one it is, it…

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26 Mar

We all know the Trust Fund's reserves are running low, and sometimes someone will ask us why the SSA can't just get more money from the Treasury. Here's a little lesson on the Antideficiency Act. https://councilforretirementsecurity.org/2021/03/26/the-trust-fund-is-going-broke-so-why-cant-we-print-more-money/

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The Council for Retirement Security

3 months ago

Social Security's single biggest criticism is the pressure it puts on the federal debt. Looking at a breakdown of the federal budget, it would even appear Social Security is by far the biggest spending item in the country--dwarfing even defense spending.But have you ever wondered how an "off-budget" program that pays for itself AND runs a surplus can be said to drive up the federal debt? ... See MoreSee Less

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“It takes a long time to become young.”: Jane Fonda muses on Life’s Third Act

Setting the Record Straight: are retirees getting back what they paid into Social Security?

New Administration’s Social Security reform proposals explained

Chief Actuary releases updated Social Security valuation given COVID economic impact

We want to hear from YOU!: The Council for Retirement Security 2020 Social Security Policy Survey