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Jul 22, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Social Security| Other Spending

Major Trust Funds Headed for Insolvency Within 11 Years

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Robert Reischauer
May 14, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Social Security

Robert Reischauer and Charles Blahous: Letter from Former Trustees of Social Security and Medicare

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Jul 31, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Event Recap: Decoding the Social Security Trustees Report

On Tuesday, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted an event titled " Decoding the Social Security Trustees Report " to...
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Jul 31, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

The Social Security Commission Act of 2014

In late May, Representatives Tom Cole (R-OK) and John Delaney (D-MD) introduced the Social Security Commission Act of 2014 , reflecting a bipartisan...
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Jul 28, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

CRFB Analyzes The Social Security Trustees Report

The Social Security and Medicare Trustees reports provide a detailed projection of each program's finances over the next 75 years. In response, we...
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Jul 28, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Report: Analysis of the 2014 Social Security Trustees' Report

See our followup blog series for additional information on the Trustees Report not included in the analysis below. The Social Security and Medicare...
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Jul 28, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Social Security Trustees Show Program Headed Toward Insolvency

Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released reports on the financial state of the country's largest entitlement programs. The reports...
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Jul 28, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security

Letter in Support of The Social Security Commission Act of 2014

The Social Security Trustees’ annual report makes clear that Congress must take action to restore long-term solvency to the program’s...
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Jul 23, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care| Social Security| Other Spending

Trust Fund Insolvency Dates Are Approaching Fast

Although most of our analysis of CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook has focused on debt projections, CBO also makes projections about the solvency of...
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Jul 16, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Social Security

CBO: Social Security Trust Fund To Be Exhausted 1 Year Earlier, in 2030

One of the biggest stories of last year's long-term outlook was the deterioration in Social Security's financial picture. Largely due to CBO...
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Jul 14, 2014 | Blog Paper Press Release | Social Security| Taxes

How Much of a Payroll Tax Increase Would It Take to Fix Social Security?

Around this time of year, the Social Security Trustees usually issue their report on the status of the program over the next 75 years. In advance of...
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