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Working Past 62: How It Impacts Social Security Benefits
Working past age 62 can increase Social Security retirement benefits by replacing lower-earning years in the 35-year calculation; the increase depends on the earnings difference and income level, with a study showing that working longer can significantly improve retirement income.
Working Past 62: How It Impacts Social Security Benefits
Working past age 62 can increase Social Security retirement benefits by replacing lower-earning years in the 35-year calculation; the increase depends on the earnings difference and income level, with a study showing that working longer can significantly improve retirement income.
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0% Bias Score
Social Security's Financial Strain: Income Inequality and Aging Population
Social Security, enacted in 1935 to combat widespread elderly poverty, faces financial strain due to increased payouts to baby boomers and slower income growth among most earners, resulting in insufficient contributions to the trust funds, despite historically accurate life expectancy forecasts.
Social Security's Financial Strain: Income Inequality and Aging Population
Social Security, enacted in 1935 to combat widespread elderly poverty, faces financial strain due to increased payouts to baby boomers and slower income growth among most earners, resulting in insufficient contributions to the trust funds, despite historically accurate life expectancy forecasts.
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40% Bias Score
Social Security's Acting Commissioner: A DOGE Appointee
Following a clash with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over data access, Social Security Administration employee Leland Dudek was appointed acting commissioner after being placed on administrative leave for cooperating with DOGE; his appointment follows the resignation of Mich...
Social Security's Acting Commissioner: A DOGE Appointee
Following a clash with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over data access, Social Security Administration employee Leland Dudek was appointed acting commissioner after being placed on administrative leave for cooperating with DOGE; his appointment follows the resignation of Mich...
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56% Bias Score
EU Population Aging: 2024 Data and Future Projections
The EU's population is aging: In early 2024, it reached 449.3 million, with over 20% aged 65+, a 0.3% increase from 2023. This trend, driven by increased longevity and low fertility, is projected to continue, placing a greater burden on the working-age population and requiring significant adjustment...
EU Population Aging: 2024 Data and Future Projections
The EU's population is aging: In early 2024, it reached 449.3 million, with over 20% aged 65+, a 0.3% increase from 2023. This trend, driven by increased longevity and low fertility, is projected to continue, placing a greater burden on the working-age population and requiring significant adjustment...
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40% Bias Score
DOGE's Debunked Claims Raise Concerns About Cost-Cutting Measures
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been criticized for inaccurate claims of cost savings and fraud detection, leading to concerns about its methods and the potential disruption of critical government services. The agency's actions, widely publicized by conservative media, hav...
DOGE's Debunked Claims Raise Concerns About Cost-Cutting Measures
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been criticized for inaccurate claims of cost savings and fraud detection, leading to concerns about its methods and the potential disruption of critical government services. The agency's actions, widely publicized by conservative media, hav...
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48% Bias Score
Social Security Clarifies: Over-100 Listings Don't Mean Benefit Payments
The Social Security Administration clarified that people listed as over 100 are not necessarily receiving benefits; the records lack death dates, contradicting claims of widespread fraud. Outdated software contributes to the confusion.
Social Security Clarifies: Over-100 Listings Don't Mean Benefit Payments
The Social Security Administration clarified that people listed as over 100 are not necessarily receiving benefits; the records lack death dates, contradicting claims of widespread fraud. Outdated software contributes to the confusion.
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48% Bias Score
Japan's Ruling Bloc, Opposition Party Agree on Budget
Japan's ruling coalition and a small opposition party reached an agreement on Tuesday, ensuring the passage of the next fiscal year's state budget, which includes free high school education and social security reforms.
Japan's Ruling Bloc, Opposition Party Agree on Budget
Japan's ruling coalition and a small opposition party reached an agreement on Tuesday, ensuring the passage of the next fiscal year's state budget, which includes free high school education and social security reforms.
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4% Bias Score
French Pension System Faces Financial Crisis, Prompting Calls for Reform
Following a concerning financial report on France's pension system by the Cour des comptes, the Minister of Labour, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, advocates for extending working lifespans and integrating capitalization, prompting debate on further pension reforms beyond the recent increase of the legal re...
French Pension System Faces Financial Crisis, Prompting Calls for Reform
Following a concerning financial report on France's pension system by the Cour des comptes, the Minister of Labour, Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, advocates for extending working lifespans and integrating capitalization, prompting debate on further pension reforms beyond the recent increase of the legal re...
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36% Bias Score
Japan's Ruling Coalition Secures Budget Passage with Opposition Party Concessions
Japan's ruling coalition and the Japan Innovation Party reached an agreement on Friday to expand free high school education and cut medical costs by $27 billion annually, securing passage of the state budget before April. The deal includes removing income limits for public high school subsidies and ...
Japan's Ruling Coalition Secures Budget Passage with Opposition Party Concessions
Japan's ruling coalition and the Japan Innovation Party reached an agreement on Friday to expand free high school education and cut medical costs by $27 billion annually, securing passage of the state budget before April. The deal includes removing income limits for public high school subsidies and ...
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40% Bias Score
Social Security Fairness Act Accelerates Trust Fund Depletion
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, retroactively increasing Social Security benefits for approximately three million people who also receive pensions from non-covered jobs, which will accelerate ...
Social Security Fairness Act Accelerates Trust Fund Depletion
Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act in late 2024, repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, retroactively increasing Social Security benefits for approximately three million people who also receive pensions from non-covered jobs, which will accelerate ...
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44% Bias Score
Greece Lowers Social Security Costs for Overtime
Greece's Ministry of Labor is changing how social security contributions are calculated for overtime, night shifts, and holidays for full-time employees, basing it on the eight-hour workday rate instead of including premiums, thus reducing costs for both employees and employers while maintaining cur...
Greece Lowers Social Security Costs for Overtime
Greece's Ministry of Labor is changing how social security contributions are calculated for overtime, night shifts, and holidays for full-time employees, basing it on the eight-hour workday rate instead of including premiums, thus reducing costs for both employees and employers while maintaining cur...
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40% Bias Score
French Pension System Faces €15 Billion Deficit, Urgent Reforms Demanded
The French Court of Auditors projects a €15 billion deficit in the pension system by 2035, prompting the CPME to urge immediate, decisive reforms including supplementary capitalization, adjusting retirement age to life expectancy, and aligning retiree CSG with active workers to avoid increased contr...
French Pension System Faces €15 Billion Deficit, Urgent Reforms Demanded
The French Court of Auditors projects a €15 billion deficit in the pension system by 2035, prompting the CPME to urge immediate, decisive reforms including supplementary capitalization, adjusting retirement age to life expectancy, and aligning retiree CSG with active workers to avoid increased contr...
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52% Bias Score
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