State leaders, with the help of federal lawmakers, can fix the perverse disincentives in the social welfare system that trap ...

The Social Security trust fund for retirees is projected to become insolvent in 2033. Wwithout action, Social Security retirement benefits are on course for a 23% cut in less than a decade. A new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Goodman offers market-based solutions to public policy problems. Mar 21, 2024, 07:56am EDT Mar 21, 2024, 07:58am EDT Seniors ...

Social Security's trust funds are expected to be depleted in 2034, according to a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report. This could lead to substantial benefit cuts if the government doesn't ...

Lawmakers have long shied away from serious discussions about entitlement reform, but the issue appears to be coming back into focus for Republicans who are wary about the growing national debt. "I ...

Legislation that would reform some aspects of Social Security is gaining steam in Congress. The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, would do away with tax rules that proponents say have ...

The United States is at a crossroads. You may have heard that Social Security is politically impossible to reform. But that belief will be hard to sustain. In a few years, the Social Security Trust ...

Professor Nathasha Sarin of Yale Law School, writing in the Washington Post, makes the case for Social Security reform that is entirely based upon tax increases, preferably focused on high-income ...

A recent Social Security solvency proposal from the American Enterprise Institute is taking direct aim at affluent American retirees, namely the clients of many financial advisors. The ...

Elon Musk has been dominating headlines as a result of his efforts to reduce government spending. However, little attention has been paid to how little is actually being saved against the budget ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A bill aimed at social security reform is gaining traction in Congress. Members of Louisiana’s delegation are at the forefront of working to get it passed. Public workers ...