Financing Retirement
Raucous debate clarified the national defense case for strategic tariffs, but it is very hard to argue for a world-wide tariff war. In a recent blog, I pointed out that President Trump’s policies are undermining retirement security in three ways: disrupting Social Security’s ability to deliver services; reducing 401(k) asset values; and increasing layoffs and…
Impulsive initiatives are putting Social Security, the stock market, and the economy itself at risk. By attacking Social Security, crashing the stock market, and imposing unconscionable tariffs that will increase both unemployment and prices, Trump has taken aim at the retirement security of millions of American families. The attack on Social Security is shameful. T…
