Washington’s recent surge in prices driven by Bidenflation hit seniors especially hard. Many retirees live on fixed incomes, and a growing number of older Americans continue working part time just to keep up. The Working Families Tax Cut responds to that reality by delivering targeted tax relief for seniors who were squeezed by higher costs. A key provision is a new senior deduction that reduces federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most seniors and allows lowe

House Republicans are showing what tax reform looks like when it is built around working families and a simpler tax code. The Working Families Tax Cuts of 2025, enacted as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” are intended to streamline filing, lower taxes, and deliver meaningful relief to households across the country. For 91 percent of taxpayers, the policy centers on a simpler filing structure. The expanded standard deduction means families pay no federal income tax on

Social Security’s long-term financial problems are not the result of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s original design. They are the product of policy changes adopted decades later. When Social Security was created, it was intentionally modest. Benefits were structured to prevent old-age poverty, not to replace a large share of pre-retirement income. The program’s costs were kept low enough to remain affordable across generations, which is why Social Security enjoyed broad public suppo