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The Social Security actuaries report predicts an unfunded liability of $29 trillion through the year 2100.
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Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Union leaders contend the raises are not any larger than the actuary for the city’s pension system has predicted for the affected fiscal years, arguably giving the raises a neutral impact on the city’s $3 billion pension debt.
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David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2026
Third, Social Security’s actuaries make many assumptions over a 75-year period when assessing the solvency of the program.
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Steve Vernon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
Yet surveys as far back as the mid‑2010s found that only about 30% of workers aged 55 and older had accumulated $250,000 or more in retirement savings, even as actuaries were projecting 25‑ to 30‑year retirements as increasingly common.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Union leaders contend the raises are not any larger than the actuary for the city’s pension system has predicted for the affected fiscal years, arguably giving the raises a neutral impact on the city’s $3 billion pension debt.
—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2026
Third, Social Security’s actuaries make many assumptions over a 75-year period when assessing the solvency of the program.
—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
Yet surveys as far back as the mid‑2010s found that only about 30% of workers aged 55 and older had accumulated $250,000 or more in retirement savings, even as actuaries were projecting 25‑ to 30‑year retirements as increasingly common.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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“Actuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actuary. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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actuary
noun
ac·tu·ary
ˈak-chə-ˌwer-ē 
-shə-
plural actuaries
: a person who calculates insurance premiums and dividends
actuarial
adjective
ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl
Legal Definition
actuary
noun
ac·tu·ary
ˈak-chə-ˌwer-ē, -shə-
plural actuaries
: a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends
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