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Apr 14 2015
Headline Roundup
Christie Suggests Social Security Changes
Wall Street Journal (News)


Sep 03 2020
Headline Roundup
Congress Estimates Social Security to Run Out by 2031
On Wednesday, a Congressional Budget Report (CBO) predicted that the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) fund, which pays retirement benefits, would run out in 2031. The report estimated that the fund would decrease from $2.8 trillion today to $533 billion in 2030, and run out the following year without any congressional action. These numbers come after President Donald
The Hill


Sep 29 2012
Candidate Stances
Social Security
Which candidate do you agree with on Social Security:
Washington Post
Sep 28 2012
Candidate Stances
Social Security
Democrats view preservation of entitlements – including Social Security and Medicare -- as a key issue with their base. Republicans, conservatives and the tea party movement see these programs – large chunks of the federal budget -- as potential places to make cuts.
CNN (Online News)
May 26 2020
Top Argument
Should Social Security Be Privatized?
Social Security has become the largest single government program in the world, accounting for 24% ($916 billion) of total US federal spending in 2016. Since 2010, the Social Security trust fund has been paying out more in benefits than it collects in employee taxes, and is projected to run out of money by 2034. One proposal to replace the current government-administered system is the partial
ProCon.org
Apr 13 2020
Background
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security is the commonly used term for the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program and is administered by the Social Security Administration.[1] The original Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935,[2] and the current version of the Act, as amended,[3] encompasses several social welfare and
Wikipedia
Apr 12 2016
Candidate Stances
Should Social Security Be Privatized?
The 2016 Presidential candidates stances on privatizing Social Security.
ProCon.org
Sep 08 2015
Background
Should Social Security Be Privatized?
Over the past 80 years, Social Security has become the largest single government program in the world, accounting for 26% ($906 billion) of total US federal spending in 2014 ($3.5 trillion). Since 2010, the Social Security trust fund has been paying out more in benefits than it collects in employee taxes, and is projected to run out of money by 2034. One proposal to replace the current
ProCon.org
Aug 01 2015
News
Social Security Cuts Are Coming
Social Security is known as the "third rail" of politics because of how politically sensitive it is. Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to take away your Social Security every campaign cycle, it seems.
But what politicians don't tell you is that Social Security cuts are going to come unless the program is reformed, because it is headed towards insolvency. Fast.
Myra Adams
Townhall