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Congress debates a bill that could boost Social Security benefits for some retirees. But critics warn it may hasten the ...

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Public sector workers are anxiously waiting to see if the Senate will vote to finally eliminate provisions that cut their ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for 2.8 million retirees, has bipartisan support but time ...

The House approved the bill and ultimately reversed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset ...

Social Security is very popular with Americans. Large majorities of Democrats and Republican like the program and want it to ...

A bipartisan bill called the Social Security Fairness Act has the approval necessary to reverse two provisions lowering ...

Two Tax Notes contributing editors examine the history of taxing Social Security benefits and former President Trump’s ...

Furthermore, they note that the federal poverty threshold for single individuals is $1,170 per month, so this solution wouldn’t force any recipients below that line. Biggs and Shapiro estimate that ...

A shortfall in Social Security funds was already projected as late as 2035, afterwhich there would be a reduction in benefits ...