Tag: Social Security

The increase, the largest since 2023, arrives alongside a projected $6.60 rise in the Medicare Part B premium and a debate over how the adjustment is calculated.

Democratic senators are pressing the president to say whether he would veto benefit cuts, as the program’s 2032 funding deadline becomes a flashpoint in the fight over retirement security.

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Recent polling indicates significant public support for reform, with approximately 71 percent of voters favoring a tax increase on wealthy Americans to guarantee the program's solvency.

Internal agency documents and a Senate letter raise concerns that a sharp reduction in in-person services could function as a backdoor cut to benefits for millions of Americans.

Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.

Ahead of Social Security’s 90th anniversary, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act to restore staff and services, add $5 billion for operations, and remove DOGE’s access to sensitive data while probing politicization at the agency.

With nearly half of older workers having no retirement savings, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces sweeping legislation to guarantee all Americans the same pension security enjoyed by members of Congress.

As the U.S. faces historic cuts to the social safety net, local economic alternatives can meet basic needs and provide opportunities to organize for a better future.

The class politics of Trump carry forward the actions of his predecessors across the last century.