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March 18, 2025
economic news roundup and Social Security worries
March 18, 2025
What We Need to Know to Fix Social Security

When we talk about fixing Social Security, like all government efficiency, we need to know the numbers, the impact, and the tradeoffs.

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January 7, 2024
ageing populations
January 7, 2024
Why Future Grandmas Should Worry

Ranking the global retirements systems of 47 countries, a group in Australia placed . the Netherlands at the top.

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April 2, 2023
Social Security projections
April 2, 2023
Our Most Up-to-Date Social Security Worries

With the newest Trustees Report, Social Security projections indicate the Congress might echo its 1983 negotiations.

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October 14, 2022
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October 14, 2022
Why a COLA Just Got Sweeter

With inflation in the 8 percent range, Social Security COLAs--its the Cost-of-Living-Adjustments--will head toward all time highs.

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October 14, 2021
economic news roundup and Social Security worries
October 14, 2021
Why a (Social Security) COLA Might Be Too Sweet

With Social Security COLAs (Cost-of-Living-Adjustments) soaring, we wind up with a wage mismatch that accelerates funding problems.

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July 30, 2020
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July 30, 2020
What the Pandemic Will Do to Social Security

A looming Social Security shortfall could happen much sooner because of pandemic spending and its impact on the birth rate.

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March 23, 2017
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March 23, 2017
Why Social Security Needs Immigrants

Because unauthorized immigrants pay billions of dollars in payroll taxes, they are one solution to the Social Security solvency problem.

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