Eliminating Payroll Taxes Would Exhaust Social Security Trust Funds
We have warned in this space and others that President Trump’s payroll tax cuts are dangerous to Social Security. The program’s
On Its 85th Anniversary, ‘No Damn Politician’ Should Be Allowed To Scrap Social Security
As published today in Common Dreams: When President Franklin Roosevelt signed Social Security into law 85 years ago today, he expressed hope that
Trump Payroll Tax Cut is First Shot in War Against Social Security
Whether or not President Trump understands the dangerous implications of “terminating payroll taxes,” his executive order on Saturday and accompanying remarks
Moore’s Payroll Tax Proposal Means Less Security for American Seniors
In an August 2nd op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, conservative commentator (and former Federal Reserve Board nominee) Stephen Moore urged President
Trump Prescription Drug Pricing Orders Too Limited, Too Late
The rhetoric President Trump used in unveiling a set of new executive orders on prescription drug pricing could not have been
Survey Says: Seniors Want Social Security Protected, not Misused
A new survey of National Committee members and supporters suggests that the Trump administration and so-called “fiscal hawks” in Congress are
African-Americans and Racial Disparity in Retirement Income
As journalist Alessandra Malito aptly points out in MarketWatch, at the same time as Americans protest for equal justice under the
Senior Voters Are Turning Away From Trump
Older Americans helped propel President Trump to victory in 2016, but recent polling indicates that he is now underwater with senior
White House Advisors Float New Idea to Undermine Social Security
On the heels of President Trump’s repeated calls to eliminate Social Security’s funding stream through payroll tax cuts, influential White House
Payroll Tax Cuts the First Step in Dismantling Social Security
President Trump set off alarm bells for America’s seniors on a Sunday FOX town hall by insisting once again on eliminating