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The U.S. Senate recently voted to proceed with the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill that could expand Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million Americans.
You can get a new Social Security card by logging into your “my Social Security account” and applying online. You can also call 1-800-772-1213 or visit your Social Security office when it reopens.
Social Security benefits will get a cost-of-living adjustment to account for inflation in 2025 Nationwide Retirement Institute reports that 66% of surveyed adults incorrectly agreed with this ...
Social Security Works is an American political advocacy group that calls for expansion of Social Security. [1] [2] It has over a million members [3] and promotes health care as a human right. [4] Social Security Works seeks lower drug prices. [5] Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson founded Social Security Works in 2010. [6]
Social Security relies on payroll tax revenue to stay afloat. Each year, there's a wage cap established that determines how much income is taxed to fund the program. In 2025, the wage cap is ...
The first Social Security office opened in Austin, Texas, on October 14, 1936. [10] Social Security taxes were first collected in January 1937, along with the first one-time, lump-sum payments. [8] The first person to receive monthly retirement benefits was Ida May Fuller of Brattleboro, Vermont. Her first check, dated January 31, 1940, was in ...
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) is a United States liberal advocacy group whose goal is to protect Social Security and Medicare. NCPSSM works to preserve entitlement programs through direct mail campaigns, candidate endorsements, incumbent ratings, grassroots activity, issue advertising, and campaign ...
More than 51 million retired workers received a Social Security check in August 2024, and most depend on those monthly benefits to make ends meet. Indeed, nearly 90% of retired workers view Social ...