Social Security Trust Fund Depletion: The Date And What It Means Social Security trust fund depletion is back in the news because the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment landed last week. The Social Security Administration announced a 3.6% raise on October 14, and the debate over how long the program can pay in full immediately followed. The … Read more
Here’s a fix hiding in plain sight that almost nobody’s actually pushing for: Congress could buy Social Security two extra years of solvency with what amounts to a single sentence of legislation, and it still hasn’t happened. What The Social Security Trust Fund Numbers Actually Show The 2026 Social Security Trustees Report, released June 9, … Read more
Social Security Benefits Face A Real Deadline, But Not The One Most People Fear Social Security benefits are heading toward a genuine financial cliff, but new polling reveals most Americans fundamentally misunderstand what that cliff actually looks like. That gap in understanding may be part of why Washington hasn’t treated this as an urgent priority. … Read more