Ways to Narrow Social Security’s Shortfall

Everyone can agree that Social Security spends more on benefits than it receives in tax revenue. What we don’t agree on is how to shore up the system to keep it viable for future generations.

This week, Richard Rubin and Kara Dapena look at some of the ideas being discussed—how far they go to narrow the shortfall and how long they postpone the insolvency date, if at all.

Other topics we delve into include why nurses keep quitting, the era of older grandparents and the review of Apple’s new folding iPhone.

And thank you to Demetria Gallegos for filling in over the past few weeks.

Enjoy your weekend with these and all the great reads below.

The system is on the path to insolvency, but there are ideas out there to boost revenue or cut spending.

Nursing pays well and it’s a profession that won’t be easily taken over by AI. So why are so many nurses quitting?

Several hundred thousand people follow Kyndall “Fire” Magyar on social media. And if they book a cruise, they make sure it’s the one she’s working.

Gummie supplements are out, oral strips are in, as brands claim they’re a faster way to improve sleep, skin and other benefits.

Gund, a 75-year family-owned company, has never laid off a worker. CEOs want to know its secret.

We all have that one friend who feels compelled to cover the group tab (or maybe that’s you). But we also have those friends who make it awkward to get repaid.

Columnist Nicole Nguyen reviews the new iPhone Duo, Apple’s phone-tablet hybrid.

Adults are waiting longer to have children, meaning first-time grandparents are getting older, too. And that’s reshaping family economics.

Airfares this holiday season are expected to be the highest in at least a decade.

Kyle Smith gives us his take on the parable starring Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman set in a fairy-tale village.

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