The Elixir of the Payroll-Tax Cap and Other Social Security Myths

Why Social Security Reform Remains Politically Impossible Despite Clear Solutions

Social Security faces projected insolvency by 2032, yet lawmakers have repeatedly failed to address the issue since warnings began in the mi

Tell Congress to scrap the cap and protect and expand Social Security

Social Security fund depletion projected for 2032, one year earlier than prior estimate

The article argues that the common explanation for Social Security's funding shortfall—the retiring baby boom generation and increasing life

Moreno and Warren Propose Lifting Social Security Payroll Tax Cap to Avert Insolvency

A guest essay by Senators Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren proposes a bipartisan plan to save Social Security by lifting the payroll tax c

Rising income inequality worsens Social Security's funding shortfall, prompting calls to lift payroll tax cap

The article discusses how rising income inequality in the U.S. is worsening Social Security's financial challenges. Faster income growth amo

Could raising the payroll tax rate save Social Security?