Here’s what the president-elect has said he might do with your taxes, student loans, Social Security and more.
Category: Social Security (US)
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Trump Agenda Faces a Fiscal Reckoning
Advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill are already looking at ways to scale back some of his more expensive ideas.
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Will Social Security Be There for Millennial and Gen-Z Workers?
Despite fears about long-term solvency, millennials and Gen Z workers have a major stake in the program.
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Social Security Benefits to Climb 2.5% in 2025
The annual cost-of-living adjustment will increase monthly checks for millions of beneficiaries, including retirees and disabled workers.
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Social Security Numbers Reportedly Stolen in Hack: What to Know
Hackers may have gained access to the private information of millions of people from a background check company called National Public Data. Should you be worried? We have some advice.
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Trump Dangles New Tax Cut Proposals With Real Political Appeal
The most recent and costliest of Mr. Trump’s ideas would end income taxes on Social Security benefits.
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The $25 Trillion System of Retirement Savings Needs Fixing
Fifty years after Congress passed a landmark retirement law, 401(k) and I.R.A. accounts enrich mostly higher-income households. Here are five ways they can be improved.
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The $25 Trillion System of Retirement Savings Needs Fixing
Fifty years after Congress passed a landmark retirement law, 401(k) and I.R.A. accounts enrich mostly higher-income households. Here are five ways they can be improved.
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Once a G.O.P. Rallying Cry, Debt and Deficits Fall From the Party’s Platform
Fiscal hawks are lamenting the transformation of the party that claimed to prize fiscal restraint and are warning of dire economic consequences.
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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.
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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.
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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.