Did All Democrats Vote Against a 2.8 Percent Social Security COLA Increase?
18 October 2018 Social Security cost of living allowances are established by formula and don't require Congressional approval.
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Social Security Checks Will Grow in 2019 as Inflation Rises
11 October 2018 It's the biggest increase most retired baby boomers have gotten.
Did 233 Representatives Vote to ‘Steal’ Social Security’s $2.9 Trillion Surplus?
25 June 2018 Claims that lawmakers voted to spend a Social Security surplus to pay off government debt stem from an alarmist account of a failed balanced budget amendment.
Did Senator Tom Cotton Call for Drug Testing for Social Security Recipients?
24 January 2018 The Arkansas Republican has supported drug screening for welfare programs, but never for Social Security.
Social Security ‘Fun Facts’
7 July 2017 In which we check into some "fun facts" about Social Security from a Facebook meme saying the government should stop "messing" with retirement benefits.
Did Ayn Rand Receive Social Security Benefits?
23 June 2017 The "Atlas Shrugged" author called government handouts "immoral," but there is evidence that she accepted Social Security benefits in her later years — and that it was consistent with her worldview to do so.
Social Security Recipients Barred from Owning Guns?
30 December 2016 A new Social Security Administration rule would extend gun background check reporting to some Social Security recipients.
Social Security Numbers Assigned by Race
11 April 1999 Rumor claims the U.S. government assigns Social Security numbers on the basis of race, a practice that permits employers to screen applicants and weed out those of color.
Did Donald Trump Say He Will Cut Social Security?
10 December 2016 The unveiling of a Republican plan to "permanently save Social Security" by cutting some benefits has some wondering what will happen next.
Michelle Fields on Social Security
1 June 2016 In a discussion of Social Security, Fox News contributor Michelle Fields opined that "we shouldn't just give money to people simply because they are old."
No Guns for Pensioners?
20 July 2015
Social Security as ‘Federal Benefit Payments’
23 July 2012 An item criticizing multiple aspects of the Social Security system gets nearly everything wrong.
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