Sanders Promises $2,400 'Bernie Bump' as Social Security Nears 2032 Cliff
Sanders vows a $2,400-a-year benefit boost as chair of the Social Security Subcommittee, but the trust fund still runs dry in 2032 without 60 Senate votes.
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Sanders Seeks $2,400 Social Security Boost as 2032 Deadline Nears
Bernie Sanders proposes at least $2,400 in annual benefit increases and ending Social Security’s tax cap, set at $192,300 in 2027…
Retirement Fear Index Hits Record 126.4 Amid Affordability Strain
Retirement Fear Index hit a record 126.4 in November. Household bills now compete with savings, while Social Security and healthc…
17 New Senators Inherit Social Security's 2032 Deadline
Seventeen new senators take office with Social Security's trust fund set to run dry in late 2032, triggering an automatic 22% ben…
Social Security's 2027 Wage-Cap Hike Could Cost Top Earners $967
The SSA is raising the Social Security taxable-earnings cap to $192,300 in 2027. Self-employed top earners face up to $967.20 in…
Americans Score 60 Out of 100 on Longevity Readiness, and Care Is the Weak Spot
Americans scored 60 of 100 on longevity readiness, care scoring just 43, as MIT and John Hancock warn longer lives could stretch…
Social Security's 3.6% COLA for 2027 Could Be on the Chopping Block
A 3.6% COLA lands in 2027, but trust fund depletion within six years has policymakers weighing flat-rate, capped and chained adju…
Social Security's COLA Is Now on the Cutting Block
Proposals under active consideration would cap, curtail, means-test or scrap Social Security's annual COLA. No sponsor, bill text…
Social Security's 2027 COLA Could Be the Biggest Hike Since 2023
The Senior Citizens League projects a 3.5% COLA for 2027 and AARP sees 3.6%, the biggest hike since 2023's 8.7%, as diesel above…
Congress Bill Would Cut Retirement Age to 60 for Some Workers
A congressional bill proposes lowering Social Security's full retirement age from 67 to 60 for workers in physically demanding jo…
Social Security Checks Face $540 Monthly Cut by 2031
Social Security checks are projected to be cut by $540 a month within six years, as time runs short to shore up the program's fin…