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Marc Goldwein: As Demagogues Squawk, Clock is Ticking on Social Security
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...
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WATCH: What's Next for Social Security?
Read moreThe Social Security Trustees released their latest projections and findings this week on the financial state of the program. On Friday, June 8, the...
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Mitch Daniels: That Entitlements Can is Getting Heavier, and We’re Running Out of Road
Read moreMitch Daniels is the president of Purdue University, a former governor of Indiana, a former director of the Office of Management and Budget, and a co...
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A Quick Take on the 2018 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the financial state of the respective programs. Below is a quick take, and we...
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Analysis of the 2018 Social Security Trustees’ Report
Read moreThe Trustees for Social Security released their annual report today. As they have for many years, their projections show that the Social Security...
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CBO Sees Major Trust Fund Exhaustions On The Horizon
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office estimates that three major trust funds will deplete their reserves within the next ten years, with a fourth exhausting...
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Does the President's Budget Slash Social Security and Medicare?
Read moreSeveral lawmakers have claimed that President Trump's latest budget would " slash," " gut," and " devastate" Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid...
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Are Today's Seniors Facing a "Retirement Crisis?" Not Really
Read moreNumerous headlines have claimed that we are facing a “retirement crisis,” and that most Americans are not saving enough to maintain their standard of...
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Social Security's 82nd Birthday
Read moreToday, the Social Security program turns 82 years old. Social Security helps millions of Americans, and the program has a lot to celebrate. But the...
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Maya MacGuineas: President Trump’s Logic on Social Security is Backwards
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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Analysis of the 2017 Social Security Trustees Report
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees today released their annual reports on the financial status of the two programs. The projections show that...
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Social Security and Medicare Continue Steadily Down the Road to Insolvency
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today showing that both programs continue steadily down...