Biden has promised to reform Social Security — some changes could come as soon as this year

Image courtesy of Social Security Administration via Wikimedia Commons President Joe Biden, Congressman John Larsen, and Senator Bernie Sanders have each proposed a plan to expand Social Security. Biden's offers a modest benefit expansion and would solidify the program's finances until 2039; Sanders' and Larsen's bills provide for additional benefits and would secure funding to …

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Column: Biden needs to clean house at the Social Security Administration, and fast

Image: Nick Youngson via Blue Diamond Gallery/Creative Commons 3, http://thebluediamondgallery.com/legal/social-security.html Donald Trump’s obnoxious effort to plant a fifth column of administrative vandals inside federal agencies just before President Biden’s inauguration has been widely reported. The situation at the Social Security Administration is a little different. There, the vandals weren’t installed just lately, but back in …

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Biden’s platform calls for big changes to Social Security — and he’s not the only one with ideas

President-elect Biden and several Democratic lawmakers all have strong proposals to expand Social Security benefits and raise taxes on the wealthy. The presidential transition may also trigger changes at the top of the Social Security Administration. [Via CNBC] Biden’s Social Security platform includes key benefit increases. Eligible workers would get a guaranteed minimum benefit equal …

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