Social Security
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Reps. McCrery and Pomeroy Stress Need for Disability Insurance Reforms
Read moreIn a commentary published today in Roll Call, former Congressmen Jim McCrery (R-LA) and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) argue Congress should take a closer look...
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Reps. McCrery and Pomeroy Launch SSDI Solutions Initiative
Read moreFormer Congressmen Jim McCrery (R-LA) and Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) today launched the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative, a bipartisan effort to...
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General Revenue & the Social Security Trust Funds
Read moreSocial Security is often portrayed in one of two ways, either as its own self-contained program (the “trust fund perspective”) or as part of the...
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Event Recap: "Can Simpson-Bowles Save Social Security?"
Read moreOn August 15, PublicSquare.net hosted a debate on Social Security featuring CRFB's very own Ed Lorenzen. The event, titled "Can Simpson-Bowles Save...
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On Social Security’s 79th Birthday, CRFB Releases Updated "Social Security Reformer"
Read moreIt was on this day 79 years ago that President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act of 1935. While lawmakers have expanded the...
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CRFB's MacGuineas Dispels Five Social Security Myths
Read moreIn an op-ed that appeared in several papers, including the Providence Journal, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas dispelled five myths about Social...
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Updating the Cost of Delay for Social Security
Read moreClick here to read the original paper on the cost of delay for Social Security. Click here to see an updated version of this analysis for 2015. The...
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Same Sex Marriage Won’t Alter Social Security Predictions Much
Read moreIn the recent Social Security Trustees report, the issue of same sex marriage made a surprising appearance. Without calling much attention to it, the...
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Rep. Larson Proposes Social Security Reform
Read moreRep. John Larson (D-CT) earlier in the summer unveiled his plan to reform Social Security, a plan that has now been evaluated by the Social Security...
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Concord Coalition Calls for Social Security Reform
Read moreAs we have discussed numerous times, the Social Security program is on an unsustainable path, and its combined trust fund will be depleted within the...
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How the Trustees and CBO Differ on Social Security
Read moreThe release of the Social Security Trustees Report just two weeks after CBO released its long-term outlook gives us a good opportunity to compare how...
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Changes to Note in the Social Security Trustees Report
Read moreThe Social Security Trustees Report showed a largely similar outlook compared to the report last year, though it was slightly worse. Trust fund...