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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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Related Resources

Presentation

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
Date Published: 11/27/2012
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Issue Brief

An Actuarial Perspective on the 2012 Social Security Trustees’ Report

ial Security Committee issue brief examining the 2012 Social Security Trustees Report.
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Issue Brief

Understanding the Assumptions Used to Evaluate Social Security’s Financial Condition

al Security Committee issue brief examining the assumptions used to evaluate Social Security’s financial condition.
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Issue Brief

Understanding the Assumptions Used to Evaluate Social Security’s Financial Condition

al Security Committee issue brief examining the assumptions used to evaluate Social Security’s financial condition.
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Issue Brief

Significance of the Social Security Trust Funds

Social Security Committee issue brief on the significance of the Social Security trust funds.  
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Issue Brief

Understanding the Assumptions Used to Evaluate Social Security’s Financial Condition

Understanding the Assumptions Used to Evaluate Social Security’s Financial ConditionSocial Security Committee issue brief examining the assumptions used to evaluate Social Security’s financial…
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 05/31/2012
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Policy Paper

Voter Guide – Social Security Reform

Voter guide on Social Security to help explain Social Security reform proposals during this election year.
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 05/07/2012
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Comment / Letter

Letter on Social Security to President Obama, Congress and Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

Social Security Committee letter urging the president, congressional leaders, and the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to improve the long-term solvency and sustainability of Social…
Topics: Social Security Solvency
Date Published: 09/22/2011
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Second Follow-up Letter to House Subcommittee on Academy’s Social Security Congressional Testimony

Public Interest Committee second follow-up letter to Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Becerra of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security regarding Academy’s congressional…
Topics: Social Security
Date Published: 08/26/2011
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Second Follow-up Letter to House Subcommittee on Academy’s Social Security Congressional Testimony

Public Interest Committee second follow-up letter to Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Becerra of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security regarding Academy’s congressional…
Topics: Retirement Social Security
Date Published: 08/26/2011
Policy & Research
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