Bipartisan push emerges to shore up Social Security security
TL;DR
An editorial argues Social Security’s reserves could run out by 2032, risking a 22% cut in benefits unless reforms are enacted. It highlights means-testing as a promising bipartisan fix, backed by a Ronald Reagan Foundation survey showing broad public support across parties and high earners. While details would spark debate, the piece contends a coalition could implement means-testing to stabilize the program and avert disaster.
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- A promising path to a bipartisan fix of Social Security emerges San Diego Union-Tribune
- Opinion | More Than One Way to Fix Social Security The New York Times
- The Elixir of the Payroll-Tax Cap and Other Social Security Myths The Atlantic
- Social Security Insolvency: What It Really Means for Your Retirement Economics Matters by Laurence Kotlikoff
- Social Security’s retirement trust fund faces a funding shortfall a year earlier than expected Sentinel Colorado
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