Social Security
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Report: Analysis of the 2013 Social Security Trustees' Report
Read moreThe event "Challenges Facing Social Security," which featured CRFB's " The Reformer" tool, was held on June 4. Read a recap of the event here.
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Social Security Trustees Release Latest Projections
Read moreToday, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports with projections of the finances of both programs. The bottom lines of...
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WATCH: Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release Their Reports
Read moreAt 11 AM Eastern time, the Social Security and Medicare trustees will release their respective reports on the finances of the two programs over the...
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6/4 Event: "Challenges Facing Social Security"
Read moreOn Friday, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees will issue their latest report, showing the finances of the two programs and their related trust...
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The Economist on Entitlement Reform
Read moreNotwithstanding the recent short-term progress in reducing the deficit, our long-term debt outlook remains a problem. Although additional revenue will...
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Live: Ways and Means Holds Hearing on Social Security Bipartisan Benefit Reforms
Read moreTune in as the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security will hold a hearing on bipartisan proposals to reform Social Security...
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The Time for Social Security Reform is Now
Read moreToday, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on bipartisan proposals to reform Social Security. Members of the...
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Immigration Reform: A Boon to Social Security?
Read moreOn the eve of the Senate Judiciary Committee marks up the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill, Stephen Goss, the Chief Actuary of the Social Security...
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Is Chained CPI a 6 Percent Benefit Cut or a 25 Percent Benefit Increase?
Read moreWith the President proposing switching to the chained CPI to measure inflation, the attack dogs are out. We've written on the merits of moving to the...
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More Ways to Reform the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
Read moreThe recent NPR segment from Chana Joffe-Walt on the disability insurance program has certainly started a conversation. The Washington Post 's Wonkblog...
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Alice Rivlin To Receive 2013 Robert M. Ball Award
Read moreCRFB board member and former CBO and OMB director Alice Rivlin is somewhat of a legend in the budget world, with a long line of work spanning from...
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NPR Takes a Look at Disability Insurance
Read moreIn a recent story called “Unfit for Work: The Startling Rise of Disability in America,” Chana Joffe-Walt of NPR's Planet Money takes an in-depth look...