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www.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago
US Elections

Opinion | What Kind of Country Do You Want? Start With Taxes.

The 2024 election brings a critical debate on extending Trump's tax cuts with significant implications for public policy priorities and programs like Social Security and Medicare. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Information security

Opinion | Want to fix Social Security? The Well-Off Must Accept Smaller Checks.

Social Security trust funds projected to be depleted in 11 years, necessitating a combination of tax increases and benefit cuts for a lasting fix. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Europe politics

The wisest Brexiters such as Nigel Lawson knew how good life is in Europe | William Keegan

Local economies thriving in rural France provide a stark contrast to the challenges faced by the UK post-Brexit. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago
Information security

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a 'measure of good news'

Pushed back go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security due to economic improvements. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 month ago
US news

Israeli forces take control at Rafah crossing; How a Border Patrol agent sees his job

Cease-fire negotiations in Rafah are on a knife's edge over Israel-Hamas demands.
Social Security's trust fund will run out by 2033 without Congressional changes.
FAA is investigating Boeing for potentially incomplete inspections and falsified records. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 month ago
US news

Clock ticking to fix Social Security, retirees face automatic cut in nine years

Social Security trust fund projected to be depleted by November 2033, risking 21% benefit cut unless Congress intervenes. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago
US Elections

Opinion | What Kind of Country Do You Want? Start With Taxes.

The 2024 election brings a critical debate on extending Trump's tax cuts with significant implications for public policy priorities and programs like Social Security and Medicare. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Information security

Opinion | Want to fix Social Security? The Well-Off Must Accept Smaller Checks.

Social Security trust funds projected to be depleted in 11 years, necessitating a combination of tax increases and benefit cuts for a lasting fix. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Europe politics

The wisest Brexiters such as Nigel Lawson knew how good life is in Europe | William Keegan

Local economies thriving in rural France provide a stark contrast to the challenges faced by the UK post-Brexit. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago
Information security

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a 'measure of good news'

Pushed back go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security due to economic improvements. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 month ago
US news

Israeli forces take control at Rafah crossing; How a Border Patrol agent sees his job

Cease-fire negotiations in Rafah are on a knife's edge over Israel-Hamas demands.
Social Security's trust fund will run out by 2033 without Congressional changes.
FAA is investigating Boeing for potentially incomplete inspections and falsified records. [ more ]
www.npr.org
1 month ago
US news

Clock ticking to fix Social Security, retirees face automatic cut in nine years

Social Security trust fund projected to be depleted by November 2033, risking 21% benefit cut unless Congress intervenes. [ more ]
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Slate Magazine
6 months ago
Social justice

Social Security Doesn't Make Sense Anymore

Congress approved temporary government funding and averted a shutdown.
Social Security is a lifeline for retirees, but the program is heading towards insolvency by 2033.
Ida May Fuller, the first person to receive Social Security benefits, received over 900 times her investment. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
East Bay (California)

Is California facing a home insurance crisis like hurricane-ravaged Florida?

Farmers Insurance had covered Don Baker's light-gray house with powder-blue trim since he and his family moved to Boulder Creek 13 years ago.A few weeks ago, he got notice his policy won't be renewed after it expires in August.Baker looked around and got an offer from State Farm to cover his home nestled among redwood trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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