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Totalization with Mexico is highly controversial because of the millions of Mexicans who have illegally worked in the United States without authorization. The agreement raises concerns that millions of such workers and their dependents would become newly eligible for Social Security benefits worsening the long-term solvency of the program. In addition, substantial new costs could trigger benefit cuts and higher taxes for both retirees and workers..Nearly two-thirds of the spending on prescription drugs by older Americans is for out-of-pocket costs that include deductibles, co-pays and co-insurance. Since the start of Medicare Part D in 2006, out-of-pocket costs grew 188% or roughly 16% per year by the end of 2017, far exceeding the growth in Social Security benefits, that averaged just 1.9% per year over the same period..beneficiaries with incomes in 2019 are ,000 0,000 or more and who pay an income-related surcharge..What Caused The Social Security Notch?."I make no apologies. These very, very popular entitlement programs at some point are gonna have to be adjusted.".Social Security Subcommittee Discusses SSA Leadership.Opportunity to invest in programs that allow seniors to age in place and maintain their independence..Deaths related to COVID-19 were higher among American Indian and Alaskan Native persons, Hispanics, Blacks and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander persons than whites. Among nearly all these ethnic and racial minority groups, the COVID-19 related deaths were more than double the death rate of non-Hispanic white persons..When Franklin Roosevelt signed Social Security into law as part of