Tuesday - March 31, 2026
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: $100,000 in Social Security Benefits Is Too Much
March 31, 2026
NEW YORK, March 31 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 30, 2026, by senior fellow Allison Schrager to Bloomberg Opinion:

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$100,000 in Social Security Benefits Is Too Much

When someone says a retiree is "living off Social Security," it's not usually $100,000 a year. But some US retired couples will be receiving that much in a few years -- and a proposal to cap their benefit at that amount has . . .

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