President Donald Trump's Sweeping Social Security Reforms Are Failing to Address the Real Challenge Facing America's Seniors
Trump is cutting costs inside Social Security, but the program needs bigger changes to help retirees in the long term.
During the 2024 U.S. Presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to protect Social Security for seniors. Since taking office in January, he's gone to work making some significant reforms to the program through executive orders.
While certain promises, like ending taxation on Social Security income, require congressional approval, he's been able to enact several executive orders that have directly or indirectly impacted Social Security. Here's some of what Trump's done since starting his second term:
The government estimates that the above efforts will save the program over $1.5 billion per year. That might sound great, especially for seniors concerned about the health of Social Security. But the truth is, all of these reforms fail to address the real challenge facing the government program over 60 million Americans count on for retirement income.
