…the Social Security Historian’s Office, “the financing procedures involving the Social Security program have not changed in any fundamental way since they were established in the original Social Security Act…

…in Social Security taxes, the earned income tax credit can effectively reduce their Social Security taxes to little or nothing. Hence, their actual returns from Social Security are multiplicatively higher…

…(A second trust fund was created for Social Security’s disability program in 1956, but for the sake of simplicity, Social Security’s two trust funds are commonly spoken of as if…

…replicate” Social Security’s revenues as though the payroll tax cut had “not been enacted.” Therefore, the finances of the Social Security program are not affected. What is affected, however, is…

By James D. Agresti June 6, 2013 The newly released Social Security Trustees Report—which is the authoritative source for the program’s finances—states that its trust fund will “continue to grow…

…by other taxes. Social Security and Medicare differ from true pensions, because taxpayers don’t have a contractual right to receive these benefits. In the original Social Security Act of 1935,…

…it illegal to spend Social Security taxes on any program other than Social Security. Furthermore, the 2022 Social Security Trustees Report states: The Social Security Act prohibits payments from the…

…reflected in the national debt. Social Security & Medicare A similar situation exists with social insurance programs like Social Security and Medicare because—contrary to popular belief—these programs don’t save workers’…

…Social Security benefits, while people with lower incomes often receive refundable tax credits that effectively refund some or all of their Social Security taxes. Correct answer given by 39% of…

…place these figures in context: Social Security’s unfunded obligations amount to an additional $247,327 from every person who currently pays Social Security payroll taxes. Medicare’s unfunded obligations amount to an…

…program and spending the money on other programs? Correct Answer: No. By law, all Social Security taxes and revenues can be used only for the Social Security program, and the…

…income can be used only for the Social Security program. Since the outset of Social Security, the law has required that all of the program’s surpluses be loaned to the…

…Correct Answer: False. By law, all Social Security taxes and revenues can be used only for the Social Security program, and the federal government has never failed to abide by…

By James D. Agresti March 4, 2016 Newly published data from the U.S. Treasury shows that the federal government has amassed $76.4 trillion in debts, liabilities, and unfunded Social Security…

…are slightly worse: The vast bulk of current and impending federal debt is due to increased spending on social programs like Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, and food stamps. Such programs…

…Security numbers. In 2013, the chief actuary of the U.S. Social Security Administration estimated that in 2010: 0.7 million illegal immigrants worked by using Social Security numbers obtained by using…

…of $23,050 in social benefits to every household in the United States. The federal government defines these as “payments from social insurance funds, such as social security and Medicare, and…

…spending on several major social programs will increase substantially over the coming decades. This includes Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and the insurance exchanges created by Obamacare. Due to the design…

…benefits, and increases in life expectancy that have raised spending on Social Security and Medicare. Accordingly, during the past half century, social programs have consumed a rising share of the…

…the Kansas City Star claiming that “Congress is cutting Medicare and Social Security to reduce the debt, yet we spend three times as much on national security.” The reality is…

…He then proceeded to slaughter 20 students and 6 adults. These and other such tragedies may be prevented if schools took a simple and affordable action: apply a security film…

…declining racism and rising levels of political and social power held by minorities. In contrast, there are very strong associations between these scourges and leftist public policies and mindsets. Because…

…59%. On top of this, information from the Social Security Administration and other sources shows that most illegal immigrants engage in identity fraud. This is a federal felony punishable by…

…explicitly state that employment taxes levied on businesses drive down employee wages. For example, federal law requires employers to pay half of the Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes due…

…Medicaid benefits, Social Security benefits, Medicare benefits, foreign aid, and interest on the national debt. This amounts to 47% of all federal, state and local government spending, largely consisting of…

…excludes a host of major government programs, such as unemployment benefits, food stamps, and Social Security (credit belongs to Morgen Richmond and Dustin Siggins at Hot Air for bringing this…

…for fiscal obligations that are not legal liabilities but are still considered to be commitments of the federal government. These primarily consist of benefits due to current Social Security and…

…in 2008 suggest that the true rate of non-citizen voter registration is almost twice what they reveal in surveys. Data from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Social Security Administration,…

…all forms of income in its analysis, including wages, capital gains, Social Security, and unemployment insurance, as well as non-cash benefits like food stamps, Medicare, and employer-provided health insurance. Also…

…more primary sources. “Virtually no evidence” of illegal voting by non-citizens “has been discovered.” Disproven by facts from the academic journal Electoral Studies, the U.S. Social Security Administration, the academic…

…reported to the IRS by the people who receive the money. In 2013, the chief actuary of the U.S. Social Security Administration estimated that 3.9 million illegal immigrants worked “in…

…the same scholars. a study by the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration. an investigation by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. three surveys conducted by Harvard/YouGov. a scientific bilingual…

…beyond Buffett’s target due to increasing costs from Social Security and mandatory healthcare programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the health insurance subsidies established under the Affordable Care Act. Yet,…

…in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science: “The most common means of testing for racial disparity in police use of deadly force is to compare the odds of being…

…justice. The Michigan Standards In 2014, the Michigan Department of Education began to revise its social studies standards, releasing a draft of them in 2018. Soon thereafter, critics began attacking…

By James D. Agresti November 3, 2011 Lambasting the Washington Post for an article about Social Security that “would have been excluded from most opinion pages because of all the…

…and going back to Reagan-era tax rates are also part of the CBO’s current policy scenario. In this scenario, spending on all government functions but mandatory healthcare, Social Security, and…

…[Adjusted gross income] is a very narrow measure of income. It excludes such items as untaxed social security and pension benefits, tax-exempt employee benefits, income earned within retirement accounts, and…

…programs with independent budgets, like Social Security. Lauter and Hiltzik also measure debt as a portion of the nation’s annual economic output (gross domestic product or GDP), which is a…

…an average of 65% more money from the programs than they reported to the Census Bureau. In 2013, the chief actuary of the U.S. Social Security Administration estimated that 3.9…

…polar opposite is true. Data from the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and the Congressional Budget Office show that roughly half of illegal immigrants file federal tax returns, but virtually…

…slightly, but spending has risen more: Since 1959, the composition of federal spending has changed dramatically. Spending on social programs (like income security, healthcare, education, and housing) has risen from…

…security — it is instead a standing invitation to family tragedy. The cold dead hands from which they pry the gun are very unlikely to be the hands of a…

…an average of $50,000 for every household in the United States. This money is distributed as follows: 61% on social programs, like income security, healthcare, and education 14% on debt…

…past. Moreover, a counter-culture has developed in places where many U.S. immigrants live. The academic book American Immigration: An Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural Change details these phenomena. Per…