Yes, somebody better start counting beans. Social Security is in trouble
I suspect comments are from a bean counter. No logic there, only numbers.
The payroll tax system used to apply to a large percentage of U.S. wages, 90% in 1983. Wages above the…
Payroll taxes are capped because benefits are capped. It was not set up as a progressive tax system and policy…
Tag Archives: finance
New 5-year TIPS gets a real yield of 2.242%, 2nd highest in 15 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $23 billion in a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CKL4 — resulted a real yield to maturity of 2.242%, the 2nd highest result for this term since October 2008. The … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
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February inflation again slides higher than expectations
Markets react with a shrug, but what does it mean for the Federal Reserve? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com February’s inflation report, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides further support to the Federal Reserve’s caution on launching into … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, Federal Reserve, finance, inflation, news
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U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in January, higher than expectations
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am traveling today so this will be a brief post. So … it looks like the Federal Reserve’s wariness on inflation has been justified, at least based on data from the January inflation report. The … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, business, economy, finance, inflation
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Depends on how old you are. Nobody makes a billion dollars nest egg on tax savings, but you can keep…