Americans are split on how to fix Social Security before projected 2032 insolvency, with most opposing tax hikes, benefit cuts, and raising retirement age.

The financial future of the nearly 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits remains in question as the fund ...

At some point, Congress will need to save Social Security, or not. According to the 2025 Trustees Report, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund will become insolvent by 2033. The ...

Experts have been sounding the alarm about the SSA's dwindling funds, but on May 27, 2026, Trump told his cabinet that Vance's anti-fraud task force uncovered enough fraud that they may be able to ...

There is too much magical thinking about how to fix the program. The solution is simple. Time to get past the magical thinking and grow up. Some economists got together in Washington, D.C., on ...

Re: "Social Security can no longer wait - Insolvency will happen in less than 7 years unless Congress finds solutions," by Maya MacGuineas, Sunday Opinion. Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee ...

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Here are 8 of the most popular proposals for closing Social Security's funding gap. Take your pick: Raise revenue, or cut benefits.

President Donald Trump announced that a new federal task force led by JD Vance is cracking down on entitlement fraud to protect Social Security from insolvency. Americans are split on how to fix ...