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Americans Are Claiming Their Social Security Benefits Earlier

2025/5/12
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Julia Carpenter: 我观察到,由于对社会保障未来稳定性的担忧日益加剧,越来越多的美国人选择提前领取社会保障福利。这种现象的背后,是对未来不确定性的焦虑,以及对福利金可能减少的恐惧。许多人宁愿接受较低的月度福利,也不愿冒险等待,担心未来可能一无所有。这种趋势不仅影响了个人财务规划,也对整个社会保障体系的可持续性提出了挑战。 Anne Tergesen: 我认为,人们对社会保障体系的担忧并非空穴来风。一方面,社会保障信托基金面临着资金短缺的风险,预计在不久的将来可能无法全额支付所有承诺的福利。另一方面,政府部门的变动、欺诈指控以及服务质量下降等问题,进一步加剧了公众的不信任感。此外,政治因素也在其中发挥作用,不同政治立场的人对社会保障的看法存在差异。因此,提前领取福利的决定,往往是多种因素综合作用的结果,包括个人财务状况、对未来的预期以及对政府政策的看法。

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The Trump administration has called for sweeping changes to government agencies and fueled claims of fraud in the Social Security administration — all of which has shaken faith in the decades-old institution. Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Tergesen joins host Julia Carpenter to discuss why some seniors are claiming their benefits earlier than expected.

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