Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Social Security
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
The Social Security Scare Story Industry
Unfair Cap Means Millionaires Stop Contributing to Social Security on February 28, 2023
Most of us pay income and payroll taxes on all of our earnings, all year round. But only two months into 2023, millionaires have stopped paying Social Security taxes for the year.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Does Being Balanced at the New York Times Mean Giving the Right Space to Lie?
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Why Would Anyone Think the Republicans Are Interested in Lower Budget Deficits?
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
The Washington Post Wants to Cut Social Security and Medicare (Yeah, What Else is New?)
Much has been done to improve the program’s finances in contrast to what is implied in the Post’s editorial. The key is reducing the costs of our healthcare system as a whole.
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Social Security: What If We Made it Bigger?
The Social Security trust fund shortfall is modest, and only modest solutions are needed to address it.
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The Social Security Disability Trust Fund Has Gotten Healthier: Have Workers?
The financial health of the Disability Insurance Fund has improved, but individuals may be suffering due to an inability to receive the benefits they need to support themselves.
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Wage Cap Allows Millionaires to Stop Contributing to Social Security on February 23, 2021
Today is the first day of 2021 that millionaires make no contribution to Social Security.
Great.com Interviews CEPR about Climate Change, Social Security, and a Global Response to COVID
Spirit Rosenberg from Great.com interviewed CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot as part of their “Great.com Talks With…” podcast, which seeks to shed light on organizations and experts making a positive impact on the world.
