Social Security
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Marc Goldwein: Alicia Munnell is wrong: Social Security needs a quick fix
Marc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote an opinion piece...
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Social Security Cost Growth Should Be Slowed, Not Accelerated
In a speech in Elkhart, Indiana on June 1, President Obama discussed retirement security, saying, "We can’t afford to weaken Social Security. We...
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Jim McCrery and Earl Pomeroy: It's time for action on Social Security disability insurance
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program provides vital benefits to 11 million workers with disabilities and their families, but much...
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Marc Goldwein: Candidates, Stop Perpetuating Social Security Myths. Start Offering Solutions.
Marc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote a guest post that...
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Nine Social Security Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
Social Security is a vital program for tens of millions of seniors, dependents, and workers with disabilities, and it has been a hot topic of...
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Event Recap: McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative Recommendations Release
On Wednesday, April 6, the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative released its final recommendations and book of policy proposals dedicated to...
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Blahous Tells it Like it is with Social Security
Voters say they want a candidate that “tells them like it is,” but as Social Security Trustee Charles Blahous describes, that may mean facing...
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Maya MacGuineas: How House Republicans Could Attract Bipartisan Support on Entitlement Savings
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, wrote a commentary that...
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Fact Sheet: How much waste, fraud, and abuse is there in Social Security?
• The Social Security Trustees estimate that reducing benefits to restore solvency would require an immediate 16.4 percent benefit cut – the...
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Four Fiscal FactChecks from the Past Month
As the 2016 Presidential primary season rolls on, CRFB continues to fact check the candidates on budget-related statements made during the campaign on...