A common debate is re-emerging this year over Social Security’s “deficit, ” as the federal borrowing limit looms.  The debt limit, which was suspended since late 2015, was re-instated on March 16th.  That debt limit sets ...

By Mary Johnson, editor A group of lawmakers in the U.S. House recently announced they are working on plans to reform Social Security and Medicare, according to a recent story appearing in The Wall Street Journal.  Th ...

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that, as president, he would not touch Social Security.  But will he keep his word?  In December of last year, legislation was introduced by a House Repu ...

By Mary Johnson, editor Roughly 27% of older single women are at high risk of living in poverty, because they have little other income to augment their Social Security benefits.  Single women have it worse in retireme ...

Congress, Keep Your Hands Out Of Our Pockets! In today’s climate of toxic partisanship, it’s natural to wonder whether polls and surveys have any real effect on how Congress votes.  But your opinion counts a lot more ...

What Social Security Fails To Tell You Can Cost You Dearly TSCL hears from people every day about the adequacy of their benefits.  People who began collecting benefits at 62 frequently tell us they were unaware of the ...

Could You Survive A 21% Benefit Cut? The upcoming election has important implications for the future of your Social Security benefits.  While voters have heard a great deal from the candidates for months, specifics of ...

78% Of Older Voters Support Strengthening Social Security By Raising Payroll Taxes Voters have opposed benefit cuts in the past as a way to fix Social Security.  But TSCL’s new 2016 Senior Survey found that older voter ...