Why benefit increases prompted by the Social Security Fairness Act may be difficult to implement
A new law will provide Social Security benefit increases for more than 3.2 million individuals. Yet it may take more than a ...
What Is 'Mandatory Spending'? Social Programs at Risk in $2 Trillion Cut
House Republicans are seeking to cut $2 trillion in mandatory spending, which covers social programs, over a 10-year period.
Republicans Say Debt Is Destroying America, But Their Budget Plan Could Balloon It
Republicans in the Senate, meanwhile, are working on their own bill to increase military and border spending while setting aside the tax provisions that they plan to address later this year. House and ...
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Trump, Congress budget talks send risks soaring for Social Security and Medicare
The latest news on budget talks between President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress indicates that the financial risks to Social ... The Congressional Budget Office has already ...
Republican Budget Vets Say DOGE Cuts Based More on Ideology Than Actual Savings
Two former GOP budget directors for Congress and the Senate say Elon Musk's highly publicized spending cuts are playing to ...
Trump, Congress budget talks send risks soaring for Social Security and Medicare
The latest news on budget talks between President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress indicates that the financial risks to Social Security and Medicare, as well as to the entire ...
COLA, Social Security benefit increases take effect
Starting in January, Social Security recipients saw a 2.5% increase in their monthly payments as the annual cost of living ...
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US estimated to have borrowed $127B in January: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO ... “largely because of rising costs per enrollee.” Spending for Social Security benefits was estimated to have risen by $31 billion during the period ...
‘Payments will not stop’: Suze Orman cited these Social Security facts to ease fear about the program — urged older Americans to ‘wait past your early 60s’ to collect ...
Here are the reasons why the personal finance guru believes Americans should be less pessimistic about the fate of the social safety net. Reasons not to worry. The biggest reason ...
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‘Rosy’ Budget Assumptions Might Increase National Debt Says Think Tank
The current congressional budget process reportedly is reaching ... of federal debt over a 10-year period or from a change to Social Security. Critically, the reconciliation process only needs ...
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Budget chair Lindsey Graham releases Senate reconciliation ‘blueprint’ on border security, energy after House delays
Senate Budget Committee chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) finally released a “blueprint” bill covering border security ... by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and must receive final ...