‘A disruptive effect’: How slashing staff at the Social Security Administration is sparking fears the system could collapse

Story by Tami Luhby and Jeremy Herb, CNN, 3/8/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/a-disruptive-effect-how-slashing-staff-at-the-social-security-administration-is-sparking-fears-the-system-could-collapse/ar-AA1AvjpB?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=46f204a521ae4673a512a3b6a05b6560&ei=20 (CNN) — Millions of Americans could soon feel the impact of the deep staffing cuts being…

Is the US government really borrowing from Social Security to fund other programs? Here’s what Americans need to know about the upcoming ‘crisis’

Story by Christy Bieber, Moneywise, 3/4/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/is-the-us-government-really-borrowing-from-social-security-to-fund-other-programs-here-s-what-americans-need-to-know-about-the-upcoming-crisis/ar-AA1AdkLt?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=a2914b23d6d941ee915d0cc33c5004f9&ei=30 You may have heard that Social Security is facing financial trouble because Congress and presidents raided the trust…

What happens to your Social Security benefits if you don’t prove that you paid off your debts?

Story by Diego Pérez Morales, MiBosilloColombia, 2/22/25 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/what-happens-to-your-social-security-benefits-if-you-don-t-prove-that-you-paid-off-your-debts/ar-AA1zA60N?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=88ea61b7423e4b47fd09e1f6955eafbe&ei=70 The Social Security Administration (SSA) has introduced a significant policy change that could impact beneficiaries with additional income or…

A boon for US workers or ‘incredibly irresponsible’? Expert slams Social Security Fairness Act, says it will lead to ‘deeper and faster’ benefit cuts — while millions stand to gain from it

Story by Christy Bieber, Moneywise, 12/22/24 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/a-boon-for-us-workers-or-incredibly-irresponsible-expert-slams-social-security-fairness-act-says-it-will-lead-to-deeper-and-faster-benefit-cuts-while-millions-stand-to-gain-from-it/ar-AA1wjCbI?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=332e0e4265e04776b82f2d0d2a4f8b71&ei=26 After receiving approval from the U.S. Senate in the early morning hours of Dec. 21, the Social Security…

Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Coming: Here’s the Timeline of How We Got Here and the Forecast of When These Cuts May Take Place

Story by Sean Williams, The Motley Fool, 9/8/24 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/social-security-benefit-cuts-are-coming-here-s-the-timeline-of-how-we-got-here-and-the-forecast-of-when-these-cuts-may-take-place/ar-AA1qbJF2?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=d2a8045d49f94d2c9f67f3958b728b13&ei=58 For most retired Americans, Social Security is a vital income source without which they’d struggle…