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Correct international treaties

The line "To that end, the Social Security Administration has signed treaties, often referred to as Totalization Agreements, with other social insurance programs in various foreign countries." needs to be changed.

The Social Security Administration cannot sign treaties. Only the US president can sign treaties and Senate votes to confirm the treaty. 107.197.56.204 (talk) 21:20, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tables need per-recipient and number of workers supporting a recipient columns

The yearly amount paid and number of recipients table needs average benefit per recipient and the ratio of (number of workers paying social security / number of recipients).

Also needs a column of the percent Social Security paid is of GDP and also the percent Social Security is of the federal government budget. 107.197.56.204 (talk) 21:23, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edits

@Avatar317: So on the recent edits. First Bankrate.com is a reliable source, just sources were reliable here. Second there are already existing cuts to Social Security, in terms of it's workforce, and it is a line that also deals with the contemporary history of the program. Des Vallee (talk) 07:44, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See all the time Banknote.com is used in WP dating back years ago. It is a reliable source, with reliable authors. Des Vallee (talk) 07:53, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So @Avatar317: you keep stating to get consensus and reverting the stable version, yet you refuse to be involved in the discussion instead opting to edit war, you have been very active on this article the past 48 hours so you want to respond? Des Vallee (talk) 00:28, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also why on earth was "This raised to 1,783 in 2024" removed. Des Vallee (talk) 10:13, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]