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Bipartisan Proposals to Reform Social Security: Benefit Adjustments

Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Staff
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 07/29/2013
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Actuaries: Living Longer + Lack of Lifetime Income = Risky Business

WASHINGTON – June 19, 2013 – Actuarial projections show Americans living longer, but if they are truly to enjoy their retirement years, they need to look differently at their lifetime…
Topics: Benefits Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 06/19/2013
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John Bogle: Social Security’s the Greatest Fixed Income You’ll Ever Get

Wall Street Cheat Sheet
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 06/14/2013
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No more Social Security at 62?

Bankrate.com
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 06/02/2013
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MoneyLife interviews Academy Senior Pension Fellow Fuerst on Social Security’s sustainability

MoneyLife
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 05/30/2013
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Actuaries: 30 Years Later, It’s Time Again to Raise the Age for Full Social Security Retirement Benefits

WASHINGTON – May 23, 2013 – A generation ago, the 1983 Social Security Amendments, a bipartisan accord, was adopted to keep Social Security solvent by, among other things, raising the…
Topics: Benefits Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 05/23/2013
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Saving Social Security: Why New Proposals Are Drawing Fire

Knowledge@Wharton
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 04/24/2013
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Federal Drive Interviews: Stephen Goss, chief actuary, Social Security Administration

Federal News Radio
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 04/13/2013
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News Release: Actuaries Respond to President Obama’s Proposed Budget

WASHINGTON – April 11, 2013 – As policy makers debate changes to Social Security and Medicare in the 2014 federal budget proposed by President Obama, the nation’s actuaries urge them to…
Topics: Benefits Medicare / Medicaid Public Policy Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 04/11/2013
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News Release: Actuaries: Let Defined-Benefit Plans Raise Retirement Age to Align with Social Security

WASHINGTON – March 7, 2013 – Raising the maximum allowable normal retirement age in defined-benefit retirement plans would align U.S. pension policy more closely with Social…
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 03/07/2013
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Individual Equity and Social Adequacy Monograph

The Social Security Committee released a monograph titled, Individual Equity and Social Adequacy in the U.S. Social Security System. The monograph was written to provide public policymakers with an…
Topics: Public Policy Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 03/12/2021
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Issue Brief

Social Security Committee Issue Brief on Immigration

Social Security Committee issue brief discussing how immigration relates to Social Security’s finances.  
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 12/01/2020
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Issue Brief

Issue Brief on Assumptions Used to Evaluate Social Security Program

Social Security Committee issue brief on assumptions used to evaluate Social Security’s financial condition.  
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 11/23/2020
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An Actuarial Perspective on the 2020 Social Security Trustees Report

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2020 Social Security Trustees Report examining the program’s long-term solvency issues and pointing out that Congress should act soon to improve the…
Topics: Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 05/21/2020
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An Actuarial Perspective on the 2019 Social Security Trustees Report

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2019 Social Security Trustees Report examining the program’s long-term solvency issues and recommending that Congress should act soon to improve the…
Topics: Retirement Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 05/22/2019
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Comment / Letter

Comment Letter on the Report of the Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings

Lifetime Income Risk Joint Committee, Retirement System Assessment and Policy Committee (RSAP) and Social Security Committee comment letter to the Bipartisan Policy Center on the 2016 Report of the…
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 02/21/2019
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An Actuarial Perspective on the 2018 Social Security Trustees Report

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2018 Social Security Trustees Report examining the program’s long-term solvency issues and recommending that Congress should act soon to improve the…
Topics: Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 06/21/2018
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Social Security — Automatic Adjustments

Social Security Committee issue brief examining automatic adjustment options to address Social Security’s financial challenges.
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 05/04/2018
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Social Security — Automatic Adjustments

al Security Committee issue brief examining automatic adjustment options to address Social Security’s financial challenges
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 05/03/2018
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An Actuarial Perspective on the 2017 Social Security Trustees Report

Social Security Committee issue brief on 2017 Social Security Trustees Report examining the program’s long-term solvency issues and recommending that Congress should act soon to improve the…
Topics: Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 07/31/2017
Policy & Research
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