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Analysis of the 2016 Social Security Trustees Report
Read moreToday, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial status of each program. The projections show that both...
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Senators Cotton and Lee Propose Ideas to Strengthen SSDI
Read moreSenators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation recently to help improve the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program...
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Entitlement Reform Proposals Offered by BPC and AEI
Read moreThe Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC’s) Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings released its recommendations to improve retirement...
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Marc Goldwein: Alicia Munnell is wrong: Social Security needs a quick fix
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote an opinion piece...
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Maya MacGuineas: Paul Ryan’s Chance to Move Donald Trump on Entitlement Reform
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, wrote a commentary that...
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Jim McCrery and Earl Pomeroy: It's time for action on Social Security disability insurance
Read moreThe Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program provides vital benefits to 11 million workers with disabilities and their families, but much...
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Marc Goldwein: Candidates, Stop Perpetuating Social Security Myths. Start Offering Solutions.
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote a guest post that...
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Event Recap: McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative Recommendations Release
Read moreOn Wednesday, April 6, the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative released its final recommendations and book of policy proposals dedicated to...
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Blahous Tells it Like it is with Social Security
Read moreVoters say they want a candidate that “tells them like it is,” but as Social Security Trustee Charles Blahous describes, that may mean facing...
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Four Fiscal FactChecks from the Past Month
Read moreAs the 2016 Presidential primary season rolls on, CRFB continues to fact check the candidates on budget-related statements made during the campaign on...
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Adding Up Senator Cruz's Campaign Proposals So Far
Read moreUpdate, 3/8/16: Since this analysis was posted, the Tax Policy Center added an additional policy of Sen. Cruz’s tax plan to their analysis that...