About this episode

The episode discusses the sustainability of Social Security and potential reforms to ensure its longevity.

To get the full RFL experience, watch the episode here at https://youtu.be/heLP86J-dOA We unpack why Social Security isn’t disappearing, how Congress fixed it before, and which levers could shore it up again without cutting current checks. We also tackle the real pressure points for retirees: taxes on benefits and rising healthcare costs before and after 65. • 1983 reforms as a playbook for modern fixes • projected trust fund shortfall and practical levers to close it • raising full retireme...

People in this episode

Host: Christian Cyr

Topics covered

• Social Security
• retirement
• taxes on benefits
• healthcare costs
• Congress reforms
• trust fund shortfall

Keywords

• Social Security
• retirement benefits
• healthcare costs
• taxes
• trust fund
• Congress reforms
• 1983 reforms

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Organizations: Congress

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