The Surprising Way to Save Social Security (Without Raising Taxes or Cutting Benefits)
Big Picture Retirement®
Devin Carroll
4.7 • 546 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Could the solution to saving Social Security be so glaringly obvious that it has been overlooked, or perhaps even ignored, due to political power dynamics? The concern about the insolvency of the Social Security trust fund looms large as the program faces financial instability, raising fear of increased taxes or reduced benefits for future beneficiaries. However, there is a glimmer of hope. This system can be fixed without resorting to raising taxes or slashing benefits.
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| 0:00.0 | The Big Picture Retirement Show does not provide tax, legal, or financial advice. |
| 0:04.3 | Listeners are encouraged to seek out their own advisors in these areas. |
| 0:10.9 | Hey, everyone, welcome to the Big Picture Retirement Show. |
| 0:13.9 | I'm your host, Devin. |
| 0:14.9 | Join today by John Key Ross Esquire. |
| 0:25.7 | Okay. and key rossack. You know, it's funny. |
| 0:28.9 | I actually had a, I had a consultation with one of our listeners. |
| 0:33.6 | Oh, yes. |
| 0:34.5 | From the Northwest. |
| 0:35.9 | And anyway, super nice, very nice folks. |
| 0:39.3 | It was great visiting with them. |
| 0:40.8 | And I think they enjoyed talking to me, just, you know. |
| 0:44.2 | Yeah, uh-huh. |
| 0:45.2 | He said, you know, we've listened for a long time. |
| 0:48.6 | They said, we feel like we know you. |
| 0:50.2 | Oh, yes. |
| 0:50.7 | And I said, well, you know, you actually probably do to a large extent because this ain't scripted. |
| 0:56.0 | Nope. |
| 0:56.7 | This is the opposite of scripted. I was like, Devin and I, well, we plop down. We got microphones. We're facing each other. We're having a conversation. |
| 1:04.1 | That's it. But anyway, he said when he had called my office, he had saved the number into his phone, and he saved it as John K. Ross |
| 1:13.9 | the 4th, Esquire. I love it. I love it. I can't believe you have made a thing out of that. |
| 1:21.2 | I know. Anyway, all right. That's fine. But what's even funnier is now is when I see the attorneys |
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