Social Security Act

Social Security has paid out more than it has taken in for 16 years, depleting its trust fund, which is projected to run out by 2032. This will require a 22% benefit cut unless solutions like tax increases, debt accumulation, or further benefit reductions are implemented.

A federal court ruled the Trump administration’s national voter database (SAVE) illegal, citing violations of the Privacy Act, Social Security Act, and Administrative Procedure Act. The court ordered the database dismantled, stating it improperly combined personal data from government databases and wrongfully canceled voter registrations, infringing on privacy rights and the right to vote.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to create a national citizenship database, citing violations of the Social Security Act and Privacy Act of 1974. The League of Women Voters and other groups argued the database threatened voting rights and privacy, comparing it to George Orwell's 1984.

A new book by Stuart Kaplan and Marcus Riley, 'Your Aging Advantage,' challenges the notion of linear aging by introducing the 'flicker stage,' a concept suggesting functional age can shift based on lifestyle and mindset. The authors argue that periods of feeling younger or older reflect fluid aging, emphasizing 'positive interventions' like exercise and social connections to reset one's 'lived age' instead of focusing on chronological age.