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Social Security and retirement

Social Security was always a tax rather than a savings account. That is why it cannot go bankrupt, and why it was never the deal people were told it was.

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John Tamny September 1, 2026

No, Social Security Is Not the Cause of the National Debt

John Tamny August 13, 2026

Retirement Is Better Than Ever As Retirees Work Longer Than Ever

John Tamny July 24, 2026

Whatever We Do, We Must Not Let Congress Reform Social Security

John Tamny June 12, 2026

Social Security Is a Political Concept. There’s No Looming “Insolvency”

John Tamny May 20, 2026

Social Security Was Always Just An Extra Tax. That’s Why It’s Not “Broken”

John Tamny April 24, 2026

Rising Life Expectancy and Soaring Inequality Signal Beautiful Retirement

John Tamny April 1, 2026

If We Were Eager to Retire, We Would Have a Lot More Savings

John Tamny February 20, 2026

Even If Social Security Were Going Bankrupt (It’s Not), Retirees Wouldn’t Care

John Tamny January 30, 2026

We’ll Never Retire For All the Reasons Elon Musk Thinks We May

John Tamny January 28, 2026

Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare Protect Us From Much Worse

John Tamny January 23, 2026

Falling Prices Enable the Savings That Drive Progress

John Tamny December 12, 2025

Americans Grasped the Absurdity of Social Security, and Worked Around It

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