Tag: TRUST Act

Washington DC Capitol view on cloudy sky

Social Security does need fixing, but Congress should debate and vote in full view. Last month, I got an invitation to a forum on “Trust Fund Solutions,” which means Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) is still pushing his TRUST Act.  One of the bill’s co-sponsors – Senator Angus King (I-ME) – also appeared on the program.&nbs…

Person in red jumpsuit running towards an emergency helicopter

We don’t need “Rescue Committees;” the Social Security 2100 Act could do the job. Shivers went up my spine when I heard that the TRUST Act might be included as part of additional action on COVID-19.  It sounds like a benign piece of bipartisan legislation, but it could well lead to major cuts to Socia…