Tag: Social Security

Social Security benefits increase could be wiped out by double whammy. Impact in Georgia

The most anticipated day of the year is rapidly approaching for the more than 67 million beneficiaries who…

It’s no surprise what President Trump and the GOP are doing to Social Security

Every election season, we Democrats vow to protect Social Security and Medicare and point out how Republicans would…

Martin O’Malley defends Social Security at Iowa event, calls for Iowans’ support

Martin O'Malley, former Social Security commissioner, spoke about Social Security at the Franklin Public Library in Des Moines…

Trump wants states to feed voter info into powerful citizenship data program

People participate in a Naturalization ceremony last year at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J. The Trump…

Social Security’s 90th anniversary is marked by funding threats and privatization talk

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago…

Social Security turns 90 this week. Republicans are trying to keep it from reaching 100

Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a clear mind about the value of Social Security on Aug. 14, 1935, the…

Can Florida retirees rely on it much longer?

When President Franklin Roosevelt launched Social Security at the height of the Great Depression, he wanted to reduce…