AOL

Eliminating the Social Security tax cap would only affect 6% of earners – is it the fix we need?

You may have read that Social Security is at risk of having to cut benefits in the near future. And there's a reason for that. Social Security is facing a financial shortfall in the coming years as ...
CBS News 8

Raising Social Security tax cap for high-income earners would help, but not fix, its shrinking reserves

Social Security is facing a financial shortfall that could lead to the program’s inability to pay full benefits to retiring Americans in about a decade. The program operates with two trust funds, one ...
The Heritage Foundation

Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap Does Not Fix Social Security

Former Senior Research Fellow in Retirement Security and Financial Institutions David is a former Senior Research Fellow in Retirement Security and Financial Institutions. Is a fix for Social Security ...
AOL

Would Lifting the Social Security Cap Really Solve Half of the Funding Problem?

If you've heard rumors that Social Security is on the verge of going bankrupt, you'll be happy to know they aren't true. Social Security is facing a revenue shortfall in the coming years as baby ...
PBS

Raising Tax Cap Explored as Way to Close Social Security Gap

The possibility of raising the cap on payroll taxes may help to close the Social Security gap, but the option could pose other problems. Business correspondent Paul Solman examines both sides of this ...
The Heritage Foundation

Keep the Social Security Wage Cap: Nearly a Million Jobs Hang inthe Balance

The Social Security system is facing an immense financial crisis. [1] In 12 years, it will begin taking in less money than it needs to pay the benefits cur­rently promised to program participants. [2] ...