Social Security
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The Greenspan Commission at 35: Time for Another Commission?
December 16 marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the National Commission on Social Security Reform – or the Greenspan Commission – which...
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A Bipartisan Social Security Commission
In 1981, the Social Security trust funds were nearly empty and President Ronald Reagan and Congressional leaders in both parties appointed the...
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CRFB Encouraged by Chairman Johnson's Social Security Solvency Plan
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, released a comprehensive plan today to ensure Social Security...
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Marc Goldwein: These 5 Supposed Fixes for Social Security Won’t Solve Its Problems
Marc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an op-ed...
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Event Recap: How Would Americans Fix Social Security?
On October 18, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-hosted an event with Voice of the People to discuss the latest findings of their...
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Social Security, Health, and Interest Spending Account for Four-Fifths of Spending Growth
The deficit will rise dramatically over the next decade, from about $590 billion at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 to over $1.2 trillion at the end...
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The Social Security COLA for 2017 Has Been Announced
Today the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits next year will be 0.3...
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Three Takes on Reforming Social Security
Though neither major party presidential nominee has offered a plan to shore up the Social Security trust funds, prompt action is needed to prevent...
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Tim Penny: Clinton and Democrats Need to Address Social Security
Tim Penny is the president and CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a former congressman from Minnesota, and a co-chair of the...
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Sizing Up Social Security's Solvency Challenge
Social Security faces a large shortfall between scheduled benefits and dedicated revenue, and the program is currently on a path toward insolvency...
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Maya MacGuineas: The first step towards solving the debt crisis: Stop digging
Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, wrote an op-ed that...
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Gene Steuerle: The 'Save Our Social Security Act of 2016': A Major Step Toward Reform
Without fanfare, a bipartisan group of Representatives has introduced a bill that could bring Social Security’s finances close to long-term balance.