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Individual Taxes

The Elephant in The Room: The Gap Between Federal Retiree Benefits and Taxes Paid

May 5, 2022 –
President Trump was afraid to tackle the dominant set of spending and tax issues facing the federal government. Ditto, so far, for President Biden. Under...
Individual Taxes

Social Security Reform Should Eliminate Poverty Among the Elderly and Disabled

June 8, 2021 –
Most Social Security reform proposals have focused on one goal: restoring the program’s long-run fiscal balance. Yet under all recent proposed restructurings we have examined—whether...
Individual Taxes

How Much Will Future Retirees Receive in Lifetime Social Security and Medicare Benefits?

November 24, 2020 –
Typical millennial couples born in 1995 who retire in 2060 are scheduled to receive about $2.2 million in lifetime Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Individual Taxes

A Close Look at Joe Biden’s Social Security Proposals

October 12, 2020 –
We recently compared Social Security proposals advanced by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and four of his primary rivals.
Federal Budget and Economy

Trump The Disrupter Takes Dead Aim At Social Security

August 10, 2020 –
Throughout the 3 ½ years of his presidency, Donald Trump has disrupted nearly every major institution of government, save one.
Individual Taxes

The IRS Could Speed Up Coronavirus Rebates By Opening Secure Phone Lines

April 28, 2020 –
The IRS has done an impressive job delivering over 80 million rebate payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. But...
Individual Taxes

Treasury Now Will Send Coronavirus Payments to Social Security Beneficiaries Without Income Tax Returns. That May Be Bad News for Many.

April 2, 2020 –
Last night, the, the Treasury Department announced it was reversing course and would make direct coronavirus rebate payments to Social Security beneficiaries even if they...

What Do The Sanders-Biden Fights Over Protecting Social Security Mean?

February 14, 2020 –
One verb, multiple meanings
Federal Budget and Economy

Government Trust Funds Are Selling America Short

December 3, 2019 –
Federal lawmakers have found many ways to shift the responsibility for today’s spending to tomorrow’s taxpayers. But among the most important is their habit of...

Taxpaying Workers Will Be Punished by Trump’s New Curbs on Immigrants Receiving Public Benefits

August 16, 2019 –
In his defense this week of the Trump Administration’s “public charge rule” that aims to limit immigration for people perceived likely to need public benefits,...

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Are the Social Security trust funds real?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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Are the Social Security trust funds real?

A.

Social Security trust funds are real and hold real Treasury securities for which the federal government has an obligation to pay. They reflect any accumulated excess of Social Security taxes plus other revenues, such as interest received, over expenditures. At the same time, the trust funds “fund” only a portion of outstanding obligations. The trust funds are invested in special-issue Treasury securities backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government.

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What are the Social Security trust funds, and how are they financed?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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What are the Social Security trust funds, and how are they financed?

A.

Social Security trust funds provide cash benefits for the elderly and disabled as well as for their spouses and dependents. They are funded chiefly through payroll taxes.

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