Archive: Alicia H. Munnell
Are the Social Security Trustees too optimistic? The 2025 Social Security Trustees Report is standard fare. It confirms what has been evident for almost three decades – namely, Social Security is facing a 75-year financing shortfall that currently equals 1.3 percent of GDP. And, if no action is taken before 2033, the depletion of reserves…
Releasing the Social Security Trustees Report a couple of months later than usual always raises the intriguing question that it might include some titillating new information. For better or worse, the 2025 Trustees Report is standard fare. It confirms what has been evident for almost three decades – namely, Social Security is facing a 75-year…
