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The relationship between Social Security, Medicare, and the U.S. national debt, including funding pressures and trust fund depletion projections.
the national debt by issuing Treasury securities—bills, notes and bonds—sold at auction to a mix of private investors, foreign governments, and intragovernmental trust funds; servicing that debt requi...
Federal program formulas materially shape which states are net recipients or net contributors, but not in a simple red-versus-blue pattern: Social Security and Medicare mainly follow payroll-tax and b...
Yes — New Jersey does not tax Social Security benefits, and the state’s official guidance and multiple tax guides continue to treat Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits as exempt for state...
The reporting provided does not contain a single, authoritative line that “ budget goes to” any one program or department; instead, current sources show that federal budget shares vary widely by categ...