Social Security

We've written extensively on the chained CPI, which represents both a more accurate measure of inflation and a policy change which would result in...

We have been working our way through the “15 Ways to Rethink the Budget” report from the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project. Previously, we...

Dropping the Puck – The NHL season is finally underway, and it only took the Washington Capitals five games to get a win. Things are similarly getting...

Last week, Paul Krugman took issue with Tom Friedman's comparison between climate change and the debt situation, but unfortunately missed the mark...

A recent report from the Business Roundtable (BRT) outlines their proposal to reform Social Security and Medicare with the goal of maintaining an...

We've talked before about the rational behind implementing the chained CPI, that the current index (CPI-W) does not incorporate substitution effects...

Because there has been a lot of talk about the chained CPI lately, CRFB has created a brand new " Chained CPI Resource Page" to give readers one place...

The chained CPI has been receiving much attention lately after being included in the latest offers from both the GOP and White House. Some critics of...

After being included in both the most recent White House and Republican offers, the "chained CPI" has been front and center as a potential piece of...

One option on the table that has great potential to be included in a final deal is the chained CPI. As we explain in our updated paper on the chained...

Reporting from The Wall Street Journal has indicated that lawmakers from both parties are taking a look at using an alternative measure of inflation...