Social Security's long-anticipated funding crunch is no longer a distant problem for future retirees. Under current law, once ...

Social Security serves as a crucial source of income for millions of retirees today. And there are many workers who hope to ...

The Social Security Trust Funds hold the Social Security taxes paid by American workers. The trust funds are invested in Treasury securities that earn interest, helping the funds to grow. Four years ...

Social Security is facing growing financial pressure, with the retirement trust fund projected to run out within the next decade.

When you have a program that's as popular as Social Security, it's easy enough for rumors to start flying. You may, for example, have heard that there's a new law that eliminates taxes on Social ...

Social Security's trust fund faces earlier depletion in 2034, potentially cutting benefits by 23% for 70 million Americans ...

If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans have agreed on in recent years, it’s to ignore the rapidly deteriorating finances of Social Security and keep its unsustainable benefits intact. The ...

The Cassidy-Kaine proposal also diverts Congressional attention from really fixing Social Security Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican, has resurrected his proposal - this time with Virginia ...

Given how often the subject of Social Security solvency comes up, it would be easy to imagine that everyone understands how it works, including the all-important trust funds. This is a basic primer on ...