The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.7 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
Category: Social Security
How it works, the issues for today and tomorrow.
No, Social Security can’t pay 80% of earned benefit after 2034😔
Recent articles and some news reports claim that after 2035 Social Security can only pay 80% of current bendfits. That is very misleading. That number
Revealing Numbers from the Social Security 2100 Act — Slanting the debate, very sad
Here is an example that I find particularly misleading. The key to understanding this discussion of replacement rate is the word “earnings,” but because of
What to expect from Social Security 2100 – maybe
Overall the Social Security 2100 legislation has some good provisions, but many proponents are creating unrealistic expectations for “expanded” benefits, especially for current beneficiaries. Social
