{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ask Rusty: Your Social Security Advisor","title":"#12. Will My Social Security Be Reduced in the Future?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/878f5f78\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":390,"description":"Dear Rusty: I started Social Security about 2 years ago and I thought that the monthly benefit amount stated to me by Social Security in their letter was guaranteed. That written amount was what I based my decision on to retire. Now I hear on the news that we may have to take a 24% reduction in the future. That will make me and millions of other seniors homeless. Was the original amount a guarantee of monthly income, and can the government reduce it whenever they want to? Signed: Anxious Senior","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KcFF9RR4jXb3qeDeUNCoYDzXFrOKCR-Gc5mgXF7iuyk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xYmU4/YTgxMTZiZWE0MTZk/ZTZjYjlmYzEyOTI5/MjU0Mi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}