Budget Basics: How Does Social Security Work?
Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget and makes up approximately one quarter of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-social-security-work
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Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget and makes up approximately one quarter of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-social-security-work
Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans, and a major part of the federal budget and our fiscal outlook.
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Every month the U.S. Treasury releases data on the federal budget, including the current deficit. Here is the data for March 2023.
https://www.pgpf.org/the-current-federal-budget-deficit/budget-deficit-march-2023
Presently, revenues raised by the corporate income tax represent the third-largest category of federal tax revenue in the United States, trailing those generated from the individual income and payroll taxes.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/the-us-corporate-tax-system-explained
“These new Trustee reports make clear that when it comes to the future of Social Security and Medicare, doing nothing is simply not an option," said Michael A. Peterson.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/03/peterson-foundation-statement-on-trustees-reports
Without reform, the Social Security Trust Funds will soon be depleted and unable to pay full benefits.
“Voters understand that making progress on our national debt would help their economic prospects,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2023/03/30/fci-press-release
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