In just nine years, the oldest Gen-Xers will reach Social Security’s normal retirement age of 67. But they will have a rude awakening when they learn that the program’s trust fund is empty, leaving it able to pay out only as much in benefits as it takes from the paychecks of those then working. That’s […]
This is a conversation that comes up in Washinton every few years before it fades away without anything being done about it. The clock is ticking for the Social Security system. It’s still solvent for the moment, but at the current rate of retirement for senior citizens and the shrinking number of young people entering […]
The Social Security trustees released their annual report on Monday, and the outlook is bleak. Social Security has morphed far beyond its original intent, and absent congressional action, everyone who is of Generation X or younger will not receive a single full benefit, and even those already in retirement will experience significant benefit cuts. To […]
When we last checked in on illegal “migrant influencer” and scam artist Leonel Moreno, he was on the run from authorities after his despicable story went viral. Of course, we’re using the phrase “on the run” rather loosely because Moreno didn’t seem to making much of an effort to hide. He continued putting out “influencer” […]
For any readers of a certain age, your thoughts may be turning to ongoing reports about the burgeoning national debt and rumors that Congress is considering making changes to programs such as Social Security. I can relate, as I’m already being hit with a deluge of mail both from the government and various private insurance […]
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is suffering a backlash for saying that Americans should continue working past the official retirement age and possibly until death. During Tuesday’s episode of his podcast, Shapiro said it is “totally crazy” and “insane” that the retirement age is still set at 65 in the U.S. He pointed out that President […]
Perhaps more investigations into personal ancestries will help calm the pathological madness at the root of modern racial obsessions. On Tuesday’s episode of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots,” host Henry Louis Gates Jr. sprang a shocking surprise on LeVar Burton, who rose to fame as a young actor in the legendary 1977 slavery-themed miniseries “Roots.” Based […]
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