For most Americans, 401(k)s may be their only chance for retirement, but experts warn that there is a significant risk involved
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For most Americans, 401(k)s may be their only chance for retirement, but experts warn that there is a significant risk involved

For newer Americans who expect to get older one day, 401(k) plans are their only safe chance because pension funds are all but extinct, and the Social Security bank fund faces a 75-year shortfall. Additional Americans, compared to previously, make use of 401(k) plans to save for retirement, indicating that all of this money is…

Social Security news: Today, millions of people will get direct payments totaling up to $4,555
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Social Security news: Today, millions of people will get direct payments totaling up to $4,555

As per the Social Security Administration’s timetable, pensioners will get a Social Security retirement payout for June currently, which could be valued up to $4,555. The receivers of the funding, which was distributed on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, must have been born on or around the 11th and the 20th. The 2nd, third, and…

Update on Social Security: What’s in the Latest Budget Cuts Proposal
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Update on Social Security: What’s in the Latest Budget Cuts Proposal

To reduce government expenditure and equalize the federal budget, several Republican senators brought forward modifications to Social Security. On Wednesday, the House Republican Study Committee revealed a new plan that calls for modifying Social Security, including increasing the maximum age for retiring from 67 to 69. The entire retirement age will raise beginning in 2026…

House Conservatives US Federal Budget Plan: Social Security Benefits Targeted for Cuts
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House Conservatives US Federal Budget Plan Focuses On Social Security And Medicare Changes

Last Wednesday, the House conservatives proposed a new US federal budget plan raising the US retirement age to collect Social Security.   The US Federal Budget Plan promises to shore up the affluence of Social Security and Medicare The largest coalition of House conservatives proposed a fiscal blueprint US federal budget plan that promises the…

Social Security Cuts Loom
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Potential Social Security Cuts Loom as U.S. Budget Negotiations Continue

Although the recent agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling temporarily averted an economic crisis, it deferred addressing major budgetary issues such as Social Security. Social Security could face potential cuts as part of efforts to reduce the U.S. deficit, according to recent developments in budget negotiations House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to establish a…

According to a senior group, the Social Security COLA boost might be less than previously predicted
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According to a senior group, the Social Security COLA boost might be less than previously predicted

According to the Senior Citizen’s League, the following cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries will probably be the smallest in years. According to the Senior Citizen’s League (TSCL), a nonpartisan senior advocacy organization, the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2024 is probably going to be about 2.7%, which would be the least gain since 2020. The…

The budget proposed by a House GOP group will “damage Social Security as we recognize it”

The budget proposed by a House GOP group will “damage Social Security as we recognize it”

On November 18, 2021, in Washington, DC, Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) addresses a news conference with House Republicans on Capitol Hill. Initially published at Common Dreams, this article. The Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License governs its use. Please allow me to pass it on extensively and repost it. A request for a budget that might…

Retirement Age Increase
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Social Security, Medicare Beneficiaries Will Expect Retirement Age Increase Following New Budget Plan

Several Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries will expect an increase in retirement age following the new federal budget plan. Social Security and Medicare Beneficiaries Will Expect Gradual Increase of Retirement Age Under New Budget Plan Several Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries will expect a gradual retirement age increase under a new budget plan, allowing future…

Legislation To Increase Veterans Benefits Cost-of-living
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Legislation To Increase Veterans Benefits Cost-of-living

The House passed legislation this week that will guarantee a cost-of-living boost in veterans’ benefits the next year. The White House will sign it into law in the coming days. The Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act Ensures Veterans’ Benefits Stay Up By taking this measure, it is ensured that the support payments for veterans will…

Republicans Claim They Are Not Trying To Cut Social Security And Medicare
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Republicans Claim They Are Not Trying To Cut Social Security And Medicare

Republicans have stated time and time again that they have no plans to slash Social Security or Medicare. Heck, Joe Biden employed an impressive linguistic gimmick during his State of the Union speech earlier this year to persuade Americans they wouldn’t cut the programs. RSC Proposes To Cut Social Security And Medicare Due To Raised…