Social Security, Trump

Opinion
The Social Security scandal Trump doesn’t want you to know about
A new analysis finds Trump’s tariffs, tax plans and deportations would accelerate Social Security’s time to insolvency and lead to big benefit cuts.
Living in One of These 41 States? Here's Good and Bad News About Social Security Taxes
Retirees in these states should celebrate having no state taxes while also being aware of the federal tax implications.
Trump’s Plan Could Undermine Social Security By $2.3 Trillion
Without Congressional and Presidential action to raise revenues, benefits would be immediately reduced by 23% Under Trump's plan benefits will fall by 33%.
What Harris and Trump would do about the looming Medicare and Social Security funding gap
Harris looks to millionaires paying more taxes to address the looming Social Security funding shortfall. Trump focuses on immigration.
Opinion
How Trump Could Bankrupt Social Security
One answer is that Trump’s plans would make the hole in Social Security’s finances much bigger while also weakening the economy and adding trillions to national debt. This would make it harder to come up with the money for a Social Security bailout.
Trump wants to cut taxes on Social Security payments. But will that mean lower benefits?
Kamala Harris suggests corporations and the wealthy should pay their “fair share” to help strengthen Social Security
Trump and Harris Pledged to Save Social Security. Here’s What They’ll Do.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both vowed to protect Social Security, but as The Hill reported on Oct. 23, 2024, experts say both of their campaign platforms fall short of specific solutions for a program that faces threats to funding in roughly a decade.
Here's the Biggest Problem With Social Security's 2025 COLA
Technically speaking, a 2.5% Social Security COLA isn't terrible when you consider it's largely in line with the average ...
Crunching the numbers: Social Security COLA for 2025
Yet here’s the rub: Many economists and social planners believe Social Security COLAs are too generous! (I have explained why ...
Social Security Is About To Reach Next Generation. Incoming Recipients Are Worried
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is facing depletion of its Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program trust funds. If a solution is not soon found, benefits could be cut by ...
The 2025 Social Security COLA Is a Double-Edged Sword for Retirees. Here's What You Should Know
Inflation is particularly noticeable for people on fixed incomes, like many who receive Social Security. To help offset this, ...
Social Security update: First round of November payments worth $4,873 goes out in 18 days
The first round of November Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, ...
Social Security: It'll be harder to qualify for retirement benefits starting in 2025 — what to know
It will become slightly harder to qualify for Social Security benefits in retirement next year amid a change related to the ...
Why your next Social Security COLA could change if Kamala Harris wins in November
Your future Social Security benefit increases could be affected by which candidate wins the upcoming presidential election.
Prediction: Social Security's 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Will Make Dubious History
Since 2002, national pollster Gallup has conducted annual surveys to determine how reliant retirees are on the income they ...