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March 11th, 2023 - 7:35 pm § in Biden, Democrats, Politics, Republicans

Nikki Haley’s Social Security plan favors the rich, hurts the poor

Nikki Haley, who’s running for president but won’t be elected, has a Social Security proposal: Raise the retirement age from 67 to 70. That’s a benefits cut. To be exact, 3 years worth of retirement benefits go to zero. And it forces workers to stay in the workforce longer, regardl[...]

December 3rd, 2021 - 2:47 pm § in Economics

Biden asked to delay Medicare premium hike

Social Security retirees are set to get a 5.9% cost-of-living raise in January, but with inflation running at 6.4%, and much of that raise slated to disappear into Medicare’s maw, they’ll be left much poorer. A major part of the Medicare premium hike is due to a controversial Alzheimer&#[...]

August 25th, 2020 - 3:18 pm § in Donald Trump, Economics, Politics

Trump wants to eliminate payroll taxes. That could end Social Security.

Without replacement revenue, Social Security benefits could end in 2023, and Social Security disability benefits would end sooner in 2021. Over the years, Democrats have repeatedly warned supporters the GOP wants to kill Social Security, often in connection with fundraising efforts. Many Republican [...]

March 22nd, 2013 - 7:51 am § in Misc.

US can Solve Its Social Security Issue

10 million Indians want to move to US: poll Washington, March 22 – Some 10 million Indians say they would like to leave their country and move to the US permanently — the No. 1 desired destination for potential migrants around the world, according to a new poll. They are among 138 millio[...]