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Democrats seek to bar presidents from collecting settlement money from the government

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Democratic lawmakers will introduce a bill Wednesday to ban the president, vice president and their families from collecting lawsuit settlement payments from the government. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The bill, dubbed the “Ban Presidential Plunder of Taxpayer Funds Act,” comes after President Donald Trump … Read more

Rich couples are collecting over $100,000 in Social Security. A new proposal would cap that.

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Some of America’s wealthiest couples are collecting $100,000 in Social Security benefits — a six-figure payout that a new proposal says should be capped to help the retirement program avoid insolvency in 2032. About 1 million individual Social Security beneficiaries receive at least $50,000 in annual payments, or more than $100,000 for a retired couple, … Read more