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Will You Get Up to $1K More Each Month From the Social Security Fairness Act?
Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...
How Much Social Security Benefits Could Rise Next Year, According to Inflation Data
The May consumer price index rose 2.4% over the same period last year, less than the 2.5% expected by economists polled by ...
Trump's Social Security tax cut unlikely, but seniors may get $4,000 'bonus' deduction
One tax expert says a proposed $4,000 bonus deduction is a 'far cry from the savings' that many would see with no taxes on ...
Social Security Is Impacted by Trump's Tax Bill: What to Know
The bill passed by the House would raise the standard deduction by up to $4,000 for those 65 and over, starting in 2025 to ...
Digital Social Security cards coming this summer
The Social Security Administration is launching digital SSN access this summer. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson helps ...
Supreme Court allows DOGE staffers to access Social Security data
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing members of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency to access ...
Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems for now. Here’s a recap.
The justices sided with the Trump administration in its first Supreme Court appeal involving DOGE, the team once led by ...
Worried about Social Security cuts in the future? 5 changes to make to your retirement plan now
Here’s what you can do to improve your retirement plan and replace potentially missing Social Security income.
No tax on Social Security: Why doesn't the Big Beautiful Bill include this important proposal?
As retirement pressures mount across the U.S., Social Security remains one of the most critical issues facing lawmakers. With inflation tightening budgets for millions of seniors a ...
President Donald Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Is Missing His "No Tax on Social Security" Promise -- and There's Likely a Good Reason Why
But there is one financially sound reason Trump chose to break this popular promise and leave "no tax on Social Security" out ...
President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" Doesn't Include His Biggest Social Security Proposal. Are Retirees Better Off Without It?
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