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Tim Penny: Trust the Candidate that Dares to Touch Social Security
Read moreTim Penny is a former Congressman from Minnesota and a Co-Chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion piece... -
Social Security is Now Less Than Six Years from Insolvency
Read moreThe Social Security retirement trust fund is now less than six years from insolvency, according to CRFB’s Insolvency Countdown Clock. Without action... -
Use The Social Security Reformer to Prevent Insolvency
Read moreTime is running out to save the Social Security retirement trust fund from insolvency in less than six years and a 22% across-the-board benefit cut... -
High Inflation Drives 3.6% Social Security COLA
Read moreSocial Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2027, based on today’s inflation data. This COLA will be 0.8... -
PWBM Shows Social Security Solvency Would Improve Fiscal Outlook, Boost Growth
Read moreRestoring solvency to the Social Security trust funds could grow the economy and help fix the debt, according to recent estimates of different Social... -
Congress Clarifies Social Security's Retirement Ages
Read moreThe Senate passed the Claiming Age Clarity Act by unanimous consent this week. Having passed the House last December, the bill will now go to the... -
CBO Projects Social Security Nearing Insolvency
Read moreSocial Security’s retirement trust fund will be insolvent by mid-2032, according to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)... -
How Debt Got to 100% of GDP: A From Riches to Rags Update
Read moreSince gross national debt crossed $40 trillion last month – and the more meaningful debt held by the public as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)... -
Marc Goldwein's Responses to Questions on Addressing Social Security Solvency
Read moreOn August 5, 2026, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein testified before the... -
New Analysis Shows Social Security Benefit Taxation Raises Important Revenue
Read moreLast week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report analyzing the current system of taxing Social Security benefits. This is... -
McKenzie Plan Offers Trust Fund Solutions to Social Security’s Finances
Read moreA recent Dallas Morning News op-ed by Pulitzer-winning journalist William McKenzie called on lawmakers to reduce federal deficits to 3% of Gross... -
Senators Cassidy and Durbin Urge Bipartisan Process to Save Social Security
Read moreSenators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) published an op-ed in The Washington Examiner today urging Congress to consider a new, bipartisan...