Social Security Underestimates Future Life Spans, Critics Say
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Many population experts say that Americans' life expectancy will increase rapidly in the 21st century, making the program's financial problems even worse.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Older Americans&#39; Social Security checks will rise by about $25 on average next year, the Social Security Administration announced Tuesday.
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Chileans are finding that their pension system, which President Bush has cited as a model for his overhaul of Social Security, is falling short of expectations.
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A new finding may explain how stress could ultimately lead to premature aging.
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MONDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Among Americans living to the ripe old age of 100 and counting, it is the ability to delay the onset of disability, and not the onset of disease, that seems to secure a long life.
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Economic realities, longer life expectancies, and distaste for fogy activities might dictate that you'll retire well into your 70s -- if ever.
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The cost of providing long-term care for the elderly could soar by the middle of this century, experts warn.
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If Social Security is as sick as President Bush claims, it&#39;s a mystery why he&#39;s proposing a cure that&#39;s no cure at all.
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (CNNfn) - The US government must not promise benefits to aging baby boomers that it cannot afford, because that could mean painful future adjustments to taxes and spending, according to Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.
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Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark
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MANY AMERICANS today, with dim memories of the Great Depression, cannot recall the social and economic conditions that led to the creation of Social Security.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults with a bright outlook on the future may live longer than those who take a dimmer view, a study out Monday suggests.
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NEW YORK - For younger workers not near or at retirement, the woes of the US Social Security system tend to have a distant, if not surreal quality.
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Near-retirees age 55 and older would receive benefits without any changes under President Bush's far-reaching plan for Social Security. But the government guarantee would drop for younger workers whether or not they set up personal accounts.
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FOUR YEARS ago, the commission on Social Security that Richard Parsons was co-chairing for President Bush warned with a bit too much hype that &quot;the promise
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Rasmussen Reports - When the new Congress convenes under Democratic control in January, it will face a challenge on Social Security that has remained unsolved for a generation. Americans under 50 are skeptical about receiving their promised benefits, most voters believe change is needed, and there is strong opposition to both tax increases and benefit cuts.
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GREAT FALLS, Mont.  - President Bush warned on  Thursday that retirement benefits for younger workers were at  risk and conceded he faced a battle in Congress to win over  skeptics of his plan to remake the 70-year-old Social Security  system.