Social Security is underfunded, Medicare is underfunded, tariffs are paid by consumers, our debt is growing.
Category: Social Security
How it works, the issues for today and tomorrow.
Did you pay for your own Social Security benefits?
Nope‼️ According to SSA actuaries and Congressional Budget Office studies: A typical medium-wage worker retiring at full retirement age (66–67) usually recoups their own payroll contributions within about 3–5 years of
Key Projections for 2026 Medicare Costs
Will the Social Security COLA (projected around 2.7-2.9%) offset the increases in Medicare? Not for those with the lowest SS benefits it won’t. Part A
There is no magic number – and it sure isn’t $1,000,000
Go to main Forum page » Join discussion on HumbleDollar AUTHOR: R Quinn on 9/11/2025 You do not need $1,000,000 to retire or $1.5 million or any number some
