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Alex Brower on the Social Security funding gap and benefits

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 24, 2024

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Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Alex Brower discusses projections for Social Security Trust Fund reserves to empty by 2035 and proposed policy changes to maintain solvency.

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