Bush Proposes Social Security and Medicare Reform Plan
This blog is part of a series of "Policy Explainers" for the 2016 presidential election, where we explain some of the candidates' policy proposals...
Social Security
Fiscal FactCheck: The First Democratic Debate
This blog is part of the “Fiscal FactCheck” series designed to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016...
Millennials to Receive $2 Million in Social Security & Medicare Benefits
The Urban Institute published a new report showing that younger generations will receive much more in lifetime Social Security and Medicare benefits...
Is the Social Security Shortfall Bigger than We Thought?
Last week, the Technical Panel to the Social Security Advisory Board issued a report on the assumptions and methods used by the Social Security...
Cotton and Manchin Advocate for Bipartisan Action on SSDI
Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) wrote an op-ed that appeared on Fox News Tuesday advocating for measures to help those who do or...
Is the Number of Workers per Social Security Retiree Declining?
In the so-called "undercard" debate, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated: “In 1950, there were 16 workers for every retiree.
NYT's Tritch Misses the Mark on SSDI Funding Options
The New York Times Editorial Board's Teresa Tritch posted a piece last week on short-term solutions to avert next year's depletion of...
Bipartisan Policy Center Publishes SSDI Recommendations
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) recently convened a Disability Insurance Working Group and released their recommendations to address the...
Three Scenarios for Projecting Debt
Our recent analysis of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) August baseline focused on CBO's official current law baseline projections,...