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Any Minute Now....
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees have signed off on their respective reports on the financial projections for the two programs, though we...
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Trust Funds and the Budget
Charles Blahous's paper on the Affordable Care Act has sparked a lot of buzz, leading to some discussion about "double-counting" the Medicare savings...
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Social Security in Even Worse Shape than Before
Over the course of this week, we have been discussing CBO's recent Budget and Economic Outlook. On Tuesday, we summarized the report and released a...
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Raising Eligibility Ages Is Good for the Budget...and the Economy
Over the past couple of years, we've been arguing that raising the Social Security and Medicare ages could be an important part of a fiscal reform...
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The Urban Institute's Video on the Fiscal Commission's Social Security Plan
As the title of the blog suggests, the Urban Institute has a video with senior fellow Melissa Favreault analyzing the Social Security piece of Bowles...
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Paying for Any Payroll Tax Cuts
Later this week, Senate majority leader Harry Reid is expected to hold a vote on the two largest components of President Obama’s jobs bill, totaling...
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Again on the Facts of the Chained CPI
It's amazing how sequences in Washington can repeat themselves. Back in June, when switching to the chained CPI was talked about as an option in the...
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Congressman Chaffetz Releases Social Security Plan
Congressman Chaffetz (R-UT) has just proposed a Social Security reform plan to restore solvency to the program. The plan relies on reforms to the...
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Social Security Debate Heats Up
With reports that the Super Committee has been considering reforms to Social Security, rhetoric from all sides of the issue has been heating up. This...
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The Importance of Shared Sacrifice
As is well-known by now, the growth in entitlement programs fueled by rising health care costs and an aging population threatens an ever-increasing...
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Social Security COLA Increase
Social Security beneficiaries will see a raise in their benefits next year, resulting from a 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase...