Social Security
Why Progressives Support Welfare for the Rich
Democrats' counterintuitive resistance to means-testing Medicare and Social Security
Opinion: Fiscal Cliff is Nothing Compared to Future Obligations
You think $600 billion is scary? Try $87 trillion
Social Security Comic Books Offered Kids a Way to Avoid Costly Obligations to Mom and Pop
Between 1956 and 1969, the Social Security Administration published a series of comic books intended to sell the seniors' retirement program to youngsters.
Social Security Off the Table
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said fiscal cliff negotiations cannot include changes to the huge program
Millions of Social Security Numbers Stolen From South Carolina Government
Nice security setup, folks
Social Security Cuts Back on Customer Service
Why wouldn't you rely on a program that can't afford to keep offices open
Axelrod Stumbles Trying to Articulate the President's Social Security Plan
Apparently Social Security is a "much less imminent problem than Medicare."
Social Security Questioned Over Ammunition Purchase
Order for 174,000 rounds roused some eyebrows
Another Generation Becomes First Generation to Live Worse than Parents, sez Robert Samuelson
Inflation historian describes how the Age of Abundance has ended.
Many Social Security Numbers Can Be Guessed From Birthdates
A dangerously predictable pattern was used between 1989 and 2011
On Entitlements, Seniors Are the Problem (Video)
Forget the red-blue theater, geezers are feeding off the young
Recalled Legislators Unlikely to Fix Illinois Pension Crisis
State has unfunded liabilities of $83 billion.
Boomers Starting to Realize Retirement Party Is Premature
28 percent of the over-50 workers expect to have to keep earning a paycheck forever.
Feds Docking Social Security Checks For Unpaid Student Loans
Most of the loans were taken for children and grandchildren. Where are they now?
Social Security Pyramid Scheme Begins to Topple
People retiring now will be first to earn less than they put in rather than more.
Rick Perry Was Right About Social Security
Perry did not succeed this time in his quest for the Republican nomination. But he did succeed in articulating a hard truth.
Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?
Republican presidential contenders scare seniors with some simple truths.
Liberal Programs Deserve Blame for Income Inequality
The Congressional Budget Office documents income gains for everyone, not just the wealthy.
