Social Security
It would be good fiscal policy and, I bet, good politics. Here’s the plan. The President has linked two budget items, and that may be a good idea. He wants to extend his 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and provide some other tax breaks, and we need to fix Social Security. The link between…
To qualify for federal disability benefits, individuals must demonstrate that a medical condition prevents them from working. But some disability beneficiaries do work and those who earn more than Social Security allows are not entitled to a monthly benefit. These working beneficiaries may run the risk, often unwittingly, of being overpaid. The overpayments must…
