Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Social Security Says DOGE Ruling Could Force Agency to Shut Down
By Gregory Korte and Zoe TillmanThe escalating fight between Trump and the courts could put 73 million Americans' benefits in the crossfire.
March 03, 2025
Ex-Social Security Head Warns of 'System Collapse' as SSA Plans to Cut 7,000 JobsAn interruption of benefits is likely within the next 90 days, former Commissioner Martin O'Malley says.
March 03, 2025
New Bill Raises Social Security Benefits $2,400 per YearThe bill subjects all income above $250,000, including capital gains, to the Social Security payroll tax.
February 27, 2025
Are Social Security’s Benefit Statements Useless for Accurate Planning?The simplified forms, released in 2021, are proving to have some serious shortcomings.
February 20, 2025
What Trump’s Tax Policies Could Mean for ClientsSeveral proposals could affect planning priorities for the near and long term.
February 19, 2025
No, Social Security Is Not Rife With FraudThe notion that millions of dead people are receiving checks is "absurd, corrosive nonsense," a financial writer says.
February 13, 2025
End Taxes on Social Security? Popular, Yes, With One Big DownsideA bill revived in Congress would enact President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to cut Social Security taxes.
February 13, 2025
This Social Security Blueprint Would Raise Retirement Age for High EarnersA proposal from the Brookings Institution, intended to be bipartisan, contains ideas for both parties to dislike.