Social Security

"It's sad, but most people can't even tell you what the word 'dementia' means," said Dr. John DenBoer.

By 1984, James Thompson ventured for a fresh start in Denver, Colorado and took on "his former customer's name."

The Social Security Administration issued a contingency plan this month, outlining how it would remain in operation as some federal workers get furloughed and other programs shut down.

If Republicans win the House and Senate, another attempt at repealing Obamacare is in the cards, said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Wednesday.

After instituting a $1.5 trillion tax cut, the Senate majority leader said Tuesday that the only way to lower the record-high federal deficit would be to cut entitlement programs.

The Social Security program could be insolvent by 2034, government trustees warned in June.

The U.S. deficit is set to surpass $1 trillion by next year, which would be the highest total since the start of Obama's second term.

The people who know most about issues of American governance have spent their lives studying them.

Cardi recently called Franklin D. Roosevelt the "real Make America Great Again President."

A long-awaited analysis admits infrastructure and welfare programs will have to be reformed to pay for the Republican tax bill.

Senate Democrats are warning constituents that the newly passed Republican tax overhaul could lead to significant cuts to entitlement programs.

The Florida senator says that increased deficit spending will require cuts to entitlements.

Good news for 61.5 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits: your monthly checks are about to get larger.

The credit scoring company has set up a website where customers enter part of their social security number to find if they're affected.

There was a 53 percent increase in people paying into German social security systems between 2008 and 2015.

Trump is committed to the idea that tax cuts for the rich and corporations are the key to prosperity.

Palm Beach County's mayor says tax hikes or budget cuts could occur unless it's reimbursed for the president's visits.

Trump's budget takes from the poor to make the super-rich even richer.

The president wants to boost defense spending and gut funding for other agencies.

The president will unveil economic plans Tuesday night with an address before Congress.

Wall Street is excited about privatization. It's the mother lode of fees.

Small fixes will leave the entitlement healthy for years to come.

Those who most benefit from Obamacare through Medicaid voted for Trump.

Donald Trump had promised no changes to Social Security, but Congress may have other ideas.

The Voice of the People Citizens Cabinet Survey found that the majority of Americans agreed on a 4-step plan to shore up Social Security.

Retirees will need to save to afford a comfortable lifestyle.

Private equity titans, including possible future Treasury Secretary Tony James of Blackstone, are promoting a plan that would let the financial industry control hundreds of billions of dollars of retirees' savings.

A cost-of-living adjustment won't put much more in recipients' pockets.

States that fail to act face supplementing Social Security checks.

Social Security and Medicare are props in the relentless morality play about big government's supposed fecklessness.