Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Budget 2013: SSA Pleads for Disability Help
By Allison BellThe Social Security Disability Insurance program faces a soaring workload with a flat budget.
October 14, 2011
Republicans to Joint Select Committee: Repeal PPACA, Scrutinize Entitlement ProgramsIf you want to trim the budget, throw PPACA overboard and standardize states' health care spending and preserve Medicare access to rural areas, says the Senate Finance Committee's leading Republican.
September 23, 2011
More Budget Drama: Senate Defeats House Spending BillGovernment shutdown looms, again, as Congress prepared on Friday to adjourn for a week. Reid says Senate will vote on new bill Monday.
May 04, 2011
Witnesses Debate Public Pension Disclosure ChangesChanging the way government employers report pension plan performance could increase their stability and overall fiscal realism - or force governments to cut back on valuable social programs for no particularly good reason.
May 04, 2011
Having the 'Driving' Conversation With Older Clients, or Their ParentsHelp for clients, or advisors, who must have a difficult conversation with aging family members about giving up driving.
May 03, 2011
Public Pension Battle Heats UpThe House Ways and Means Committee oversight subcommittee is organizing a hearing on state and local pension plan disclosure rules.
May 02, 2011
Towers Watson: Pension Funding Levels Creep UpLarge U.S. pension plans were a little closer to being fully funded at the end of 2010 than they were a year earlier, according to consultants at Towers Watson & Company.
April 12, 2011
Congress Moves Budget Vote to Thursday; SEC, CFTC See Budget BoostThe House and Senate are scheduled to hold votes on a final budget agreement in the form of a Continuing Resolution that would fund the government until Sept. 30 and cuts more than $38 billion in federal spending.