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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…

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The Trust Fund is going broke, so why can’t we print more money?

March 26, 2021

About two years ago for several weeks, we heard this question non-stop: how can Social Security run out of money when the Treasury can…

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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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Women’s History and Social Security

March 4, 2021

Every year during the month of March, we acknowledge the contributions, challenges, and successes of our nation’s hard-working women.  We also look back at…

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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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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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