Concerns have risen about how Social Security payments, among other programs, would be affected if the U.S. reaches its debt ceiling and defaults on its loans.
WSJ retirement reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what retirees can expect.
0:00 What is the debt ceiling?
0:50 How Social Security payments work
2:13 Social Security checks and the debt ceiling
3:43 The Social Security trust fund
5:39 Potential solutions
Your Money Briefing
WSJ's personal-finance podcast features the news that affects your money and what you do with it, breaking down complicated money questions from spending and saving to investing and taxes.
For more episodes of WSJ's Your Money Briefing: https://link.chtbl.com/WSJYourMoneyBriefing
#SocialSecurity #Debt #WSJ
WSJ retirement reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what retirees can expect.
0:00 What is the debt ceiling?
0:50 How Social Security payments work
2:13 Social Security checks and the debt ceiling
3:43 The Social Security trust fund
5:39 Potential solutions
Your Money Briefing
WSJ's personal-finance podcast features the news that affects your money and what you do with it, breaking down complicated money questions from spending and saving to investing and taxes.
For more episodes of WSJ's Your Money Briefing: https://link.chtbl.com/WSJYourMoneyBriefing
#SocialSecurity #Debt #WSJ
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