Brenton Smith

1 week ago | morningstar.com | Brenton Smith

By Brenton Smith Why the 'dead people collecting Social Security' narrative just won't die Since Donald Trump arrived in office, the nation has rolled from crisis to crisis, where the fallout of one scandal serves as the resolution to the last. As overwhelming as it might seem, Americans can't simply forget the consequences of one misstep because a larger one comes along.

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Brenton Smith

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Jan 9, 2025 | washingtontimes.com | Brenton Smith

- OPINION: As a libertarian, the one thing I fear more than big government is bigger government. The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 is now law, the worst example of big government getting bigger in modern times. While Congress has been unable to find common ground on the stability of the venerated program in 40-plus years, it took three months to put the program another $1 trillion in the hole.

Dec 10, 2024 | jamesmagazinega.com | Brenton Smith

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 on Nov. 12, pushing the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset to the Senate for consideration. If the legislation becomes law, nearly 70,000 retirees in Georgia will see their checks grow. For the rest of us, it means that our benefit checks will be subject to automatic reductions that will grow larger and arrive sooner. There are three things to know about this legislation.

Dec 7, 2024 | businessandamerica.com | Brenton Smith

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