Could $25 billion in Social Security payments on June 2 force debt-limit deal?
Those due to receive their Social Security benefits next week are retirees aged 88 and older, along with low-income individuals with disabilities.
On Friday, June 2, millions of Americans are due a total of $25 billion worth of Social Security payments. More than anything else, that may prove a decisive element in forcing an end to the partisan standoff over raising the federal debt limit.
That obligation is “an enforcement mechanism we c
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