Social Security

With 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...

The recent NPR segment from Chana Joffe-Walt on the disability insurance program has certainly started a conversation. The Washington Post 's Wonkblog...

CRFB 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...

In 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...

In a Wall Street Journal breakfast yesterday, Senate Majority Whip and former Fiscal Commission member Dick Durbin (D-IL) reiterated his support for...

When considering raising the retirement ages for Social Security or the eligibility age for Medicare, some critics usually argue that change would...

We have been working our way through the “15 Ways to Rethink the Budget” report from the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project. Previously, we...

Last week, Paul Krugman took issue with Tom Friedman's comparison between climate change and the debt situation, but unfortunately missed the mark...

A recent report from the Business Roundtable (BRT) outlines their proposal to reform Social Security and Medicare with the goal of maintaining an...

The chained CPI has been receiving much attention lately after being included in the latest offers from both the GOP and White House. Some critics of...

One option on the table that has great potential to be included in a final deal is the chained CPI. As we explain in our updated paper on the chained...

Just as President Obama and the Republican leadership are trading offers, three think tanks--the Heritage Foundation, the Center for American Progress...