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Social Security’s 90th birthday is this year, Walker notes, and remains the “cornerstone of economic security in the United States” and “the backbone of economic security” in our country. Despite that ...

For the first time in 90 years, the average monthly check for retired workers has surpassed a psychologically important level ...

The Social Security trust fund is expected to run out of money by 2033, according to a new report. Unless Congress acts before then, benefits for millions of retirees will be cut by 23%.

WAMSLEY: Congress could raise taxes, they could cut benefits or some combination of the two. Currently, for instance, people don't pay Social Security taxes on any income above $176,000 a year.

That's largely because of this new law that increased benefits for nearly 3 million workers who get pensions, like teachers, firefighters and federal employees. Those increased benefits mean the trust ...