Social Security
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MY VIEW: Marc Goldwein July 2013
Read moreShould Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) be trimmed? In a recently released CQ Researcher Report focusing on government spending...
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Boskin Underscores the Need for DI Reform
Read moreWith all of the new developments in tax reform it may be easy to forget about entitlements. But Michael Boskin, former chairman of the Council of...
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New Estimates of Immigration Reform: What They Say
Read moreBoth the Social Security Chief Actuary and the CBO have already weighed in on the Senate's immigration reform bill, showing that it would give a short...
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The Social Security and Medicare Trustee Reports in Charts
Read moreThe projections in the latest Medicare and Social Security Board of Trustees Report were further proof of the need to reform these important...
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CATO Event: "Disability Insurance: The New Welfare?"
Read moreYesterday, the CATO Institute hosted a panel discussion featuring CATO Senior Fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale, MIT economics professor David Autor...
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NYT Gets It Wrong on Social Security (Again)
Read moreThis weekend, The New York Times (NYT) editorial board laid out an argument for why they believe Social Security’s long-term gap is relatively...
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A Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Overlapping Payments in UI and DI
Read moreBipartisanship will be a crucial element when it comes to reforming Social Security and achieving other budget related reforms in the near future. In...
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Event Recap: Challenges Facing Social Security
Read moreUpdate: The video has now been posted. Today, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the Mercatus Center, and Third Way held an event...
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Taking The Reformer For a Spin
Read moreCRFB's latest interactive tool " The Reformer" is a handy game that allows users to design their own Social Security plan. Users can select from a...
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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...