Social Security
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Event Recap: How Would Americans Fix Social Security?
Read moreOn 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreToday 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
Read moreThough 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
Read moreTim 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
Read moreSocial 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
Read moreMaya 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
Read moreWithout fanfare, a bipartisan group of Representatives has introduced a bill that could bring Social Security’s finances close to long-term balance.
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Long-Term Budget Outlook Underlines Trouble Ahead for Social Security
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) 2016 Long-Term Budget Outlook release came with updated projections of the 75-year solvency of Social Security...
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Making Trust Funds Solvent Would Just About Stabilize Debt
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) long-term outlook shows a bleak picture, with federal debt steadily rising from 75 percent of Gross Domestic...
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Rep. Ribble Releases Legislation to Make Social Security Solvent
Read moreRepresentative Reid Ribble (R-WI) along with a bipartisan group of cosponsors released the Save Our Social Security Act today, a bill which would make...
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Maya MacGuineas: Social Security: focus on solvency first
Read moreMaya 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...