People talk about the Social Security Trust Fund as if it is a big pile of cash that has been built up over time and can be used to pay beneficiaries. The Trust Fund has been managed bu the U.S. Department of Treasury since 1937. In 1957 they earmarked
Here in 2026, Social Security is a well-discussed topic on social media. If Congress does nothing, benefits paid to retirees may be reduced by 17% in 2032. Many of our elected leaders have suggested we could close the social security funding gap if we simply eliminated the ceiling on
As we learned in a previous post, when Social Security was first passed into law, it only provided benefits for the worker. The worker paid in, and the worker was promised benefits in retirement. Since then, the Social Security program has been expanded and modified over the years. What once
The Great Depression impacted millions of Americans in 1929. During that time, there were many populist movements that shared a common goal of providing government funding to aged persons.
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