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Congress Finally Starts Talking About Saving Social Security
Social Security’s trust fund is projected to run short in 2032, and Congress is only now beginning to talk about what a fix might look like.
Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss why Social Security reform is getting harder the longer lawmakers wait, the three main levers available to address the shortfall, and why any solution is likely to create political and generational conflict. They also cover Apple’s leadership change, what John Ternus may mean for the company’s AI strategy, rising diesel prices, retirement housing choices, the economic fallout from a powerful El Niño, and why…
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