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Social Security adds Trump Account sign-up inserts to newborn cards

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Social Security is adding information about Trump Accounts to Social Security cards issued to newborns through its Enumeration at Birth program. Parents receive an insert explaining how to claim the account through the Trump Accounts app, according to a statement from the Social Security Administration dated Oct. 20. Children born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, may receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the Treasury Department once the account is activated. The Epoch Times reports that nearly 70 million accounts have been opened. MarketWatch reports that Social Security is seeking to reverse an initially slow uptake of the accounts. SSA Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano said the tools give families a strong start for their children’s financial future.

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  1. Social Security is including Trump Account sign-up information with cards issued to newborns through the Enumeration at Birth program.

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    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. Children born from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2028, may receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the Treasury Department.

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    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. Parents must sign up through the Trump Accounts app and wait for Treasury to activate the account before the $1,000 is paid.

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    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  4. The Epoch Times reports that nearly 70 million Trump Accounts have been opened for eligible children.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  5. MarketWatch reports that Social Security is seeking to reverse an initially slow uptake of Trump Accounts.

    One outletMarketWatch· Center

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Center and right outlets report that Social Security is adding Trump Account sign-up inserts to newborn cards for children born 2025 to 2028. MarketWatch centers slow early uptake and a catch, while the right-side outlets stress family benefit and sign-up ease.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    MarketWatch headlines the change around a catch and slow early uptake, framing it as a problem Social Security is trying to fix.

    The Social Security Administration wants more babies signed up for ‘Trump accounts.’ But Sensational language“there’s still a catch”The headline implies a hidden problem that the supplied text does not specify.More neutral: But there are conditions to the sign-up processDisagree with this highlight?.
    MarketWatchCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines present the program as a benefit for families; the Far Right Epoch Times stresses easy sign-up and nearly 70 million accounts opened.

    Social Security is helping new parents open a Trump Account for their kids
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    there’s still a catch

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  • Sensational language

    there’s still a catchMore neutral: But there are conditions to the sign-up process

    The headline implies a hidden problem that the supplied text does not specify.

    …Security Administration wants more babies signed up for ‘Trump accounts.’ But there’s still a catch.

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From the center

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Leads with

  • slow early uptake
  • effort to reverse it
  • the catch for parents
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  • MarketWatchCenter

    The Social Security Administration wants more babies signed up for ‘Trump accounts.’ But Sensational language“there’s still a catch”The headline implies a hidden problem that the supplied text does not specify.More neutral: But there are conditions to the sign-up processDisagree with this highlight?.

    Social Security is looking to reverse an initially slow uptake on Trump accounts

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • family benefit
  • $1,000 one-time deposit
  • ease of sign-up
  • nearly 70 million accounts

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  • slow early uptake reported by MarketWatch

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  • Center

    5 hr 41 min later

    Its first report, Oct 21, 4:01 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Epoch Times, Oct 21, 10:20 AM EDT

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  1. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 21, 10:20 AM EDT
  2. MarketWatchCenterOct 21, 4:01 PM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 22, 11:34 AM EDT

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