What if there was nothing left? Social Security disaster looms ...
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned yesterday of a generational time bomb that will go off once millions of baby boommers retire and tax the Social Security and Medicare systems beyond their capacity.
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Conditions are less than ideal, let us say, for President George W. Bush's last state of the union speech, to be delivered today. This is an administration that had precious little to boast about even before the economy began to nose-dive - a calamity that may not yet be plain in the figures but was certified by the Federal Reserve's dramatic interest rate cut last week. One wonders, how much worse can things get for this White House?
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If you work after you've started receiving Social Security, you could lose some of your benefits.
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Hundreds of thousands of families may lose their tax credits if they do not submit their renewal forms this week.
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The stark choices facing the coming generation of pensioners will be spelled out in a devastating new report. It will end once and for all the cosy
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President Bush said Thursday that ``now is the time to confront Social Security&#39;&#39; to deal with a projected $3.7 trillion shortfall over 75 years and give younger workers the
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What you're counting on might not be enough.
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President Bush pledged in his State of the Union speech Wednesday not to reduce Social Security benefits for workers 55 and older. So what do you do if you're 54?
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An aging US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for
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A blistering audit claims the state&#39;s Medicaid system is in such disarray that 1.4 million pills are missing, thousands of people who are dead or lack Social Security numbers are getting millions of dollars in benefits and abuse of mental patients may be
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I am sick of being blamed for bankrupting the country's future. The coming collapse of Social Security, soaring drug costs in Medicare, the breakdown of Medicaid -- all my fault! Because I and millions of others are growing older and are about to become eligible for these giant public programs.
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Either the system is heading toward ruin and must be changed, or Bush's reform plan could signal the beginning of a disaster.
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Nearly nine out of 10 Americans were  worried about saving enough for retirement even before  President Bush began his recent campaign to change Social  Security, according to a newly released study.
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Who stands to lose when a pension plan fails? And, just as important: If you find that you are not fully insured, what can you do?
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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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President Bush said on Saturday  Social Security must be overhauled to avoid a "looming danger"  of insolvency, as he launched a public push for his proposal to  add private accounts to the program.
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Why the bond insurer's mess could become Wall Street's next disaster.