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Fixing Social Security Is an Election Issue Nobody Talks About

A small tax increase would make the essential national retirement program secure for decades, our columnist says, but lawmakers would have to take action.

By Jeff Sommer

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Social Security Is an Election Issue Nobody Talks About

A small tax increase would make the essential national retirement program secure for decades, our columnist says, but lawmakers would have to take action.

By Jeff Sommer

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Foster Children Fight to Stop States From Taking Federal Benefits

A longstanding practice of using a child’s federal survivor and disability benefits to defray the cost of foster care is under scrutiny in Congress and statehouses.

By Michael Corkery

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U.S. Labor Market Strength Steadies Social Security and Medicare Funds

The social safety net programs continue to face long-term shortfalls as lawmakers wrestle over reforms.

By Alan Rappeport and Margot Sanger-Katz

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