Associated Press Flubs Social Security Trustees Story

Associated Press Flubs Social Security Trustees Story

We blogged earlier this week about the inaccuracy of media reports about Social Security’s financial future. Some mainstream media journalists seemed to rely on old tropes when covering the recent Social Security trustees report. A prime example:  a news story from the Associated Press (AP) with the alarmist headline, Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up. We asked our director of government relations and policy, Dan Adcock, to c…

Trustees warn of cuts. Will congress act?

Considering recent news, you may have missed that the 2025 trustees reports for Social Security and Medicare are out. Once again, they confirm what we’ve known for decades: Both programs are barreling straight toward insolvency. The Social Security retirement trust…