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A Few Proposals For Reforming Entitlement Programs
A recent report from the Business Roundtable (BRT) outlines their proposal to reform Social Security and Medicare with the goal of maintaining an...
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Robert Greenstein Answers Critics on Chained CPI
The chained CPI has been receiving much attention lately after being included in the latest offers from both the GOP and White House. Some critics of...
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The Chained CPI Explained
One option on the table that has great potential to be included in a final deal is the chained CPI. As we explain in our updated paper on the chained...
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Think Tanks Bring Ideas to the Table
Just as President Obama and the Republican leadership are trading offers, three think tanks--the Heritage Foundation, the Center for American Progress...
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Switching to the Chained CPI Is a Good Idea
Yesterday, the AARP published a report and sent an accompanying letter to members of Congress and President Obama in opposition to switching to the...
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Comparing Medicare and Social Security Benefits and Taxes
The Urban Institute's Eugene Steuerle and Caleb Quakenbush have updated their estimates calculating lifetime Social Security and Medicare benefits and...
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Actually, Raising the Retirement Age Is Not Regressive
Some commentators have suggested that raising the retirement age would be regressive given that lower income recipients tend to have a lower life...
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Social Security Adjustments Announced Today
With the release of September inflation numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Social Security Administration also announced its cost-of...
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Blahous: "The End of Social Security Self-Financing"
The Mercatus Center has released a new paper by Social Security Trustee Charles Blahous entitled "The End of Social Security Self-Financing." In the...
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Would Raising the Retirement Age Crowd Out Young Workers?
One of the criticisms of raising the retirement age is the belief that older workers delaying retirement may "crowd out" younger workers and cause...
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Blahous: The Longer We Wait, the More Difficult It Is to Fix Social Security
Social Security trustee Charles Blahous has a interesting new commentary on the long-run sustainability of the Social Security program. The combined...
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AP's Ohlemacher Presents Social Security Options
Last week, Social Security celebrated its 77th birthday. But with the surplus in the trust fund due to be exhausted by 2033, its next 77 years face...