Letters: Americans don’t have a vested right to Social Security

Letters: Americans don’t have a vested right to Social Security

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Feds aren’t obligatedto pay Social Security There’s a long-standing misconception among the American people that they have a vested “right” to Social Security payments. In 1960, the Supreme Court ruled that such is not the case. In Flemming v. Nestor, SCOTUS ruled that no one has a property right to Social Security and that “to engraft upon the Social Security Syste…

FOP And IAFF Hold Joint Rally On Social Security Fairness FOP Top Priority Reintroduced in the House Fraternal Order of Police

Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded the introduction of H.R. 3226, the “Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act,” a top legislative priority for the FOP. This […]

Changes to Social Security in 2025: The Social Security Windfall | Attorney at Law Magazine

There are adjustments to Social Security every year. Most often, we hear about benefit changes through cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) – a 2.5% increase in 2025. Some years have bigger changes. This year has one significant change that has largely gone unnoticed. The Social Security Fairness Act The Social Security Windfall refers to retroactive payments and increased monthly benefits being distributed to over 3 million people who were previou…