With informed discussion, creative thinking, and timely legislative action, Social Security can continue to protect future generations.
That boilerplate language has been featured more or less verbatim in the yearly status report from the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare funds since 2001, through presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now, Donald Trump.
It’s the numbers that have changed dramatically, as the U.S. population ages. The 2003 report noted that “Social Security plays a critical role in the lives of over 46 million beneficiaries, and over 150 million covered workers and their families.” The report released late last […]
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