This newly reintroduced bill would boost Social Security COLAs PERMANENTLY July 21, 2021 On July 1, House Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) reintroduced the Fair COLA for Seniors Act, or H.R.4315. The bill’s goal is simple: abolish the… Continue Reading
Experts say Social Security has successfully weathered COVID, but Americans are more pessimistic about their future benefits July 12, 2021 Despite early 2020 projections by groups such as the Congressional Budget Office, a senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
