Social Security

The Social Security and Medicare Trustees just released their annual reports on the financial status of the Social Security and Medicare programs. The...

Restoring solvency to the major trust funds could stabilize debt as a share of the economy, albeit at a very high level. We estimate that when dynamic...

The House Budget Committee recently reported the Fiscal Commission Act (FCA), sponsored by Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) on a...

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...

During the fifth GOP presidential primary debate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis argued against raising the Social Security retirement age because...

In less than ten years, Social Security’s retirement trust fund will be insolvent. Under the law, this will trigger an immediate 23 percent cut in...

Marc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Chris Towner is policy director...

On July 12, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing titled " Protecting Social Security for All: Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share" to...

As the 2024 presidential campaign ramps up, candidates are facing pressure to pledge not to touch Social Security. While this pledge is framed as...

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s Marc Goldwein recently appeared on the “Open to Debate” podcast to discuss the benefits of raising...

Restoring solvency to the major trust funds would reduce one-half to four-fifths of the projected debt-to-GDP growth over the next three decades. The...