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Social Security's Historic 2027 COLA May Have a Silver Lining for the First Time Since 2023

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July 11, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear

The potential for the fourth-largest Social Security raise since 1991 is only half the story for retirees in 2027.

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The Motley Fool

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· Jun 21, 2026

Claiming Social Security Before 2032? Here's What You Should Know About Its Future.

Big changes are on the way, but there's a lot we don't know yet.

DNyuz

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· Jun 28, 2026

Social Security is headed for a day of reckoning, and Congress is running out of time to save boomers. Lawmakers are proposing some hard choices

Congress has long dodged any Social Security reforms that would cut benefits, hike taxes, or do both. But those days of procrastination are coming to an end, and some lawmakers are facing up to that reality. The clock is ticking and getting louder. New projections this month showed that the Social Security trust fund will []

Irish Mirror

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· Jun 28, 2026

Social welfare Ireland: Key payment dates and changes happening this summer you need to know

Key social welfare dates and changes are coming up in the months ahead

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· Jul 3, 2026

5 Reasons You Should Claim Social Security at 70 (And 5 Reasons to Claim It Earlier)

5 Reasons You Should Claim Social Security at 70 (And 5 Reasons to Claim It Earlier)

Armstrong Economics

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· Jun 30, 2026

One Million Obamacare Filers Lack Social Security Numbers

How many times have politicians stood before the American people claiming Social Security is “running out of money?” That is the biggest fraud of all. I have said for decades that Social Security is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme. Your payroll taxes are not sitting safely in an account waiting for retirement. They were []

Lawyers, Guns & Money

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· Jun 23, 2026

The Warren-Moreno Social Security proposal

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Moreno have a NYT op-ed (gift link) advocating that Social Security have its solvency extended beyond 2032 (if nothing is done before then the current government projection is that benefits would have to be cut across the board by 24) by simply eliminating the cap on the tax, which is currently [] The post The Warren-Moreno Social Security proposal appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

PBS NewsHour

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· Jun 26, 2026

Your Social Security benefits could be cut by a quarter in 2032. Here's what to know

Americans' Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June 9 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. That's months sooner than the group had estimated in 2025.

KROF – 960 AM – Lafayette

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· Jun 22, 2026

Social Security Confirms - How You Get Paid is Changing

Social Security Confirms - How You Get Paid is Changing

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 23, 2026

Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren find common ground on lifting Social Security payroll tax cap

In a rare sign of bipartisanship, Sens. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joined forces to find a “common-sense solution” to preserve Social Security for future generations. The Social Security trust fund for retirees is expected to be significantly depleted by late 2032, according to a trustees’ report released by the Social Security Administration []

Crooks and Liars

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· Jun 26, 2026

Social Security Slithering

Open thread below... read more

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· Jun 27, 2026

Can Congress Fix Social Security's Funding Crunch?

Can Congress Fix Social Security's Funding Crunch?

Knewz

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· Jul 8, 2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene issues dire warning for the future of Social Security and Medicare: ’They’ll be bankrupt in just a few years’

Former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene warned that Social Security and Medicare are heading toward insolvency, telling followers on X that benefit cuts are inevitable unless Washington changes course. In a lengthy post, Greene argued that neither political party has been honest with Americans about how close the programs’ trust funds are to running dry....

Off The Press

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· Jul 2, 2026

Sens. Moreno, Warren: Must Act Now to Save Social Security

A Republican and a Democrat senator are making a bipartisan push to shore up Social Security by requiring high-income earners to pay payroll taxes on all of their wages, arguing the change would help prevent steep benefit cuts and strengthen the program, which provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits. “Congress must act now to save []...Click to read more

The Hill

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· Jun 28, 2026

Social Security's insolvency is No. 1 issue, says Sen. Bill Cassidy

Outgoing Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Sunday he is “working” on gaining consensus for his proposed reforms to Social Security, which he warns is growing closer to insolvency. “Right now we're working on Social Security. Social Security is going to [be] insolvent, and when that happens, there'll be a cut of 22 percent to 25...

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· Jul 4, 2026

Your Retirement Plan Looks Watertight, But Have You Checked for Tax Leaks?

Your Retirement Plan Looks Watertight, But Have You Checked for Tax Leaks?

National Republican Senatorial Committee

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· Jul 1, 2026

One Year After Working Families Tax Cuts, Democrats Still Support Higher Taxes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks one year since Senate Republicans passed the Working Families Tax Cuts—without a single Democrat’s support—to allow hardworking Americans keep more of what they earned. “Last year, Senate Democrats voted against the extra family vacation, the bigger paycheck, and the financial breathing room families need following years of crippling Biden-era inflation—and []

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