Social Security
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Is the Number of Workers per Social Security Retiree Declining?
Read moreIn the so-called "undercard" debate, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated: “In 1950, there were 16 workers for every retiree. How many are there today...
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NYT's Tritch Misses the Mark on SSDI Funding Options
Read moreThe New York Times Editorial Board's Teresa Tritch posted a piece last week on short-term solutions to avert next year's depletion of the Social...
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Bipartisan Policy Center Publishes SSDI Recommendations
Read moreThe Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) recently convened a Disability Insurance Working Group and released their recommendations to address the upcoming...
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Three Scenarios for Projecting Debt
Read moreOur recent analysis of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) August baseline focused on CBO's official current law baseline projections, which show...
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Event Recap: McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Conference
Read moreOn Tuesday, August 4, 2015, the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative hosted its SSDI Solutions Conference, presenting the 12 papers commissioned...
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Adam Rosenberg: Four Myths About Social Security
Read moreAdam Rosenberg, a policy analyst with the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a guest post that appeared on the RealClearPolicy blog. It...
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Are Social Security Benefits Modest?
Read moreWith Social Security’s recent 80th birthday behind us, a debate has arisen over whether or not Social Security benefits are "modest" for a typical...
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SSDI Solutions Initiative Releases Issue Brief on the Financial State of the Program
Read moreThe McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative newly released an issue brief on the financial state of the SSDI program, the third primer in its series...
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8 Myths on Social Security's 80th Birthday
Read moreToday marks Social Security's 80th birthday, celebrating the anniversary of the establishment of the old-age portion of the program in the Social...
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Debunking 8 Social Security Myths on Its 80th Birthday
Read moreAugust 14 marks the 80th birthday of the Social Security program, which was established in the Social Security Act of 1935. Over the past 80 years...
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Are Medicare and Social Security Earned Benefits that Should Not Be Touched?
Read moreAlthough Social Security and Medicare are two of the fastest growing programs in the budget, many argue against making adjustments to these programs...
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Can Social Security’s Shortfall Be Closed Simply by Raising Taxes on or Means-Testing Benefits for the Wealthy?
Read moreIncreasing the amount of wages subject to Social Security payroll taxes from the current $118,500 cap would raise more revenue and improve the...