Tag: Social Security benefits
Improving benefits for the low paid is a noble goal, but all but the very wealthy need the benefits in current law. Why in the world would Republicans put out a plan to dramatically cut Social Security? Even Donald Trump said he wouldn’t mess with the program’s benefits. Yet, the Republican Study Committee’s Blueprint to Sav…
The brief’s key findings are: In early 2020, many thought the COVID crisis – like the Great Recession – might force many workers to claim Social Security early. But the COVID economy turned out very different, with robust growth in the stock market and substantial unemployment relief. The analysis compared the relative impacts of t…
