Social Security
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The Wall Street Journal's Social Security Tool
Read moreIt seems that interactive tools are definitely in vogue. We'd like to say we started the trend with the Stabilize the Debt simulator, and we have...
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Sen. Hutchison Unveils Social Security Plan
Read moreSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison unveiled her Social Security reform plan today, and conveniently, it already has its own score from the Office of the Chief...
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WaPo Endorses Chained CPI, Cites Moment of Truth Project Paper
Read moreToday's editorial in the Washington Post, "The Chained CPI, an easy way to save money," endorses switching to the chained CPI for indexation of all...
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It Depends on What You Mean by 'Almost as Large'
Read moreIt seems like we are having Social Security deja vu. Just a couple weeks ago, we basically repeated our response from last September to those who...
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Averting a Fiscal Crisis
Read moreCRFB has compiled a brief background on the scope of our nation's fiscal challenges and the drivers of our debt and deficits, while outlining some of...
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Trustees Report Strengthens Case for Retirement Age Increase
Read moreLast week, several bloggers, commentators, and columnists went after Al Simpson for talking about increases in life expectancy at birth (since this...
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‘Line’ Items: Playoffs Edition
Read moreCrunch Time – The playoffs are well underway in the NBA and NHL. A playoff atmosphere is also brewing in Washington even though the home teams are not...
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The Trustees Report Is Here
Read moreWith the release of the 2011 OASDI Trustees Report, there are a lot of numbers to digest, not to mention a few hundred pages to read (if you actually...
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Raising the Retirement Age Still Is a Good Idea
Read moreUpdate: Chuck Blahous joined the debate today in a piece over at e21 , setting the facts straight on longevity increases, the retirement age, and how...
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Between the ‘Line’s: Meetings, Plans, Halfsies and One Cent
Read moreNo Deficit of Talk – At least there no longer is a deficit of discussion when it comes to our fiscal situation. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gave...
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It's Time to Measure Inflation Correctly
Read moreToday, the Moment of Truth project released a paper outlining the case for indexing federal programs to a more accurate measure of inflation, the...