The first round of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age ...

Millions of older Americans receive a Social Security payment each month. And for many people, those payments constitute the ...

The Social Security program undergoes a series of revisions each year to ensure benefit payments keep pace with inflation and ...

President Donald Trump has only been in office a few days, but he hit the ground running. He's already made good on some of ...

Social Security remains one of the most critical government programs, providing financial assistance to retirees, disabled ...

The Congressional Budget Office reports estimates that by eliminating WEP, 2.1 million retirees could see an average increase of $360 per month and that repealing GPO could increase benefits by $700 ...

One positive aspect of Social Security is that the program is set up to adapt to economic changes. Each year, for example, ...

The wage cap, or the limit on taxable earnings, was $168,600 last year. In 2025, it will increase to $176,100. This means ...

Last year, the wage cap or the limit on taxable earnings sat at $168,600. In 2025, this increases to $176,100. This means that those earning more than $176,100, will pay no more than $10,918 in social ...

He proposes increasing the taxable wage base (the income an employee earns that is taxed by Social Security) from $176,100 to about $300,000. His plan would also increase the payroll tax from 12.4 ...