The annual cost-of-living adjustment will increase monthly checks for millions of beneficiaries, including retirees and disabled workers.
Category: Social Security (US)
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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.
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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.
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Biden Budget Lays Out Battle Lines Against Trump
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump offer vastly different policy paths on almost every aspect of the economy.
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How Fraudsters Break Into Social Security Accounts and Steal Benefits
Thousands of people receiving Social Security benefits have had their money diverted into criminal accounts. Here’s what to know.