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Repealing the WEP/GPO Provision Leads to Larger Deficits and Earlier Insolvency
Read moreMembers of Congress recently filed a discharge petition on a bill to repeal Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government...
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$16,500 Cut Awaits Retirees if Social Security Isn't Reformed
Read moreFormer President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have both said they would “protect” the Social Security program. However, neither has...
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Eugene Steuerle: Young Americans Can’t Keep Funding Boomers and Beyond
Read moreDr. Eugene (Gene) Steuerle is an Institute fellow and the Richard B. Fisher chair at the Urban Institute, as well as a board member of the Committee...
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Maya MacGuineas: The grim future for Medicare and Social Security
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Event Recap: The Trustees' Reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds
Read moreOn May 7, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a virtual event to discuss the status of the Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds...
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Analysis of the 2024 Social Security Trustees’ Report
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today on the financial status of the Social Security and Medicare programs...
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Maya MacGuineas on Fox News' "Special Report"
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently joined Fox News' "Special Report" with Bret Baier to discuss the annual...
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Social Security and Medicare Trustees Confirm Trust Funds Need Saving
Read moreThe Trustees for Social Security and Medicare released their annual report on the status of the trust funds today. The Trustees project the Medicare...
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Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release 2024 Reports
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees just released their annual reports on the financial status of the Social Security and Medicare programs. The...
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Trust Fund Solvency Could Stabilize the Debt
Read moreRestoring solvency to the major trust funds could stabilize debt as a share of the economy, albeit at a very high level. We estimate that when dynamic...
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Maya MacGuineas: Social Security is in trouble. Most candidates won’t admit it.
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Is Life Expectancy Really Falling?
Read moreDuring the fifth GOP presidential primary debate, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis argued against raising the Social Security retirement age because...