Social Security
Financial sustainability and other topics related to the Social Security program.
According to the Social Security trustees, Social Security’s combined trust fund reserves are projected to become depleted in 2034, potentially leading to a forced 20+ percent cut in payable benefits unless legislative changes are adopted to prevent it. What might those changes look like? How would you address the solvency issue?
Take the Challenge: In the Academy’s Social Security Challenge, develop your own personal reform approach by traveling through a virtual town where you’ll learn residents’ different views on reform ideas and information about their impacts, and puzzle through choices.
Social Security Resources
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Social Security: Actuarial Status and Assumptions
Slides from the November 27, 2012 Social Security webinar discussing the assumptions used to evaluate Social Security’s financial condition, and providing an overview of the actuarial status of…
Topics: Social Security
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An Actuarial Perspective on the 2011 Social Security Trustees Report
Pension Practice Council’s presentation slides for the Capitol Hill briefing: An Actuarial Perspective on the 2011 Social Security Trustees Report. Presenters from the Academy’s Social Security…
Topics: Social Security
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