Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: Raise Social Security Taxes - And Cut Benefits, Too
June 16, 2026
June 16, 2026
NEW YORK, June 16 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 15, 2026, by senior fellow Allison Schrager to Bloomberg Opinion:
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Raise Social Security Taxes -- and Cut Benefits, Too
There are two processes that we cannot escape: aging and math. This applies not only to human beings but also to large government social-insurance programs.
Last week the Social Security Administration released its annual tr . . .
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Raise Social Security Taxes -- and Cut Benefits, Too
There are two processes that we cannot escape: aging and math. This applies not only to human beings but also to large government social-insurance programs.
Last week the Social Security Administration released its annual tr . . .