Trump, Social Security and One Big Beautiful
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The One Big Beautiful Bill is a massive proposed tax and spending package loaded with initiatives that align with Trump’s agenda. As it’s currently written, the bill includes major changes to Medicaid, food stamps, border security, taxes and more that have the potential to affect millions of Americans.
President Donald Trump's head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Frank Bisignano, admitted in a town hall with agency managers this week that he was not looking for a job at the time and that he had searched Google to learn what exactly the position entails.
The apparent fact that the new Social Security commissioner, up until recently, had no idea what his job entailed does not inspire confidence.
Will the standard deduction increase cut taxes on Social Security benefits? For context, the estimated average monthly Social Security retirement benefit in January 2025 was $1,97
Newly sworn-in Social Security chief Frank Bisignano, who previously was a Wall Street executive, told staffers he had to Google the SSA job when it was offered to him.
A foundational change to Social Security presented by President Trump would fundamentally weaken the program's financial outlook