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Op-Ed: The $2.5 trillion Slush Fund
CNN Money | August 9, 2010 The Social Security trustees released their updated projections last week detailing the financial health of the nation's...
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Social Security: One Program, Two Viewpoints
This week, The Bottom Line will be celebrating Social Security’s upcoming 75th birthday on August 14th, and our main present is a comprehensive look...
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‘Line’ Items: Coming and Going Edition
Gone and Back – The Senate has left for its August recess, the House will return this week (for a day). Congress will be back in session after Labor...
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Beyond Solvency
When we think about Social Security reform, we tend to look at options in terms of their impact solvency -- measured over a 75 years period. In their...
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MARKETWATCH: August 2-6
Today’s disappointing employment report (unexpectedly, June was revised downward and July was weak) prompted a Treasury rally, attributed by the...
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Memo to Policymakers: Expectations Matter
Our policymakers need to focus more how shaping and managing fiscal expectations can help us get our fiscal house in order while supporting growth at...
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CRFB Reacts to Trustees Reports
Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial status of the two programs. The Trustees are...
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Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report Released
Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial status of the two programs. The Trustees now project...
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The Importance of PAYGO
The Wall Street Journal reports that a package of tax extenders might have a harder time getting by the PAYGO regime. Since the planned offsets were...
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The Wrong Targets
CRFB has been calling for policymakers to set fiscal targets for some time. Apparently we haven’t been clear enough on what that means. Unfortunately...