Iran’s threats to U.S. interests, how Latinos are adopting financial technology, and where Social Security financing stands.
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Brookings Brief

September 19, 2023

Letter from the Social Security Administration
The Social Security funding challenge
 

In 2034, trust funds supplementing the U.S. Social Security program are projected to be depleted. What can we learn from the Social Security funding challenge of 1983? Louise Sheiner and Georgia Nabors provide an overview of the reforms and explain why the changes needed today are significantly larger than those from 40 years ago.

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Latinos and the future of finance
 

Latinos are adopting financial technology (fintech) products at high rates compared to other groups. While fintech can improve access to important money services, better data and more research are needed to ensure Latino populations are protected, Tonantzin Carmona and Luisa Godinez-Puig emphasize.

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The Iranian and U.S. flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022.
Addressing Iran’s evolving danger to US interests
 

In testimony before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, Suzanne Maloney outlines escalating threats posed by Iran’s malign activities—including nuclear expansion, hostage-taking, domestic repression, and more—and details how the United States should respond.

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