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Event Recap: Decoding the Social Security Trustees Report

On Tuesday, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted an event titled "
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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...

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.
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Report: Analysis of the 2014 Social Security Trustees' Report

See our followup blog series for additional information on the Trustees Report not inc

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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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...

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...
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Senators Begich and Murray Propose Social Security Benefit Enhancements

Last week, Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) and Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA)

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