Social Security 2027: Benefits checks could get ‘Bernie Bump’ after midterms blue wave. Here’s by how much

One of the little talked about potential effects of the blue tsunami, which swept Democrats into Congress in the midterm elections, is if and how it will impact the country’s ailing Social Security system. A recent report from the Social Security trustees estimates the retirement trust fund will run out of money and become insolvent as early as the fourth quarter of 2032, in about six years—which, if not addressed, would automatically trigger a cut in benefits to tens of millions of Ame...