Tag: Andrew Biggs
Looking to the underlying problem — uncovered state and local workers. Every analyst who knows anything about Social Security agrees that the Social Security Fairness Act, signed by President Biden on January 5, is a terrible piece of legislation. It simply gives away money to some state and local workers – those who will now…
This proposal would undermine support for the program and delay a real solution. My clever friend, and occasional co-author, Andrew Biggs is up to mischief again. He and his lawyer co-author Kristin Shapiro argue that we don’t really need to worry about exhausting the Social Security trust fund because the worst effects could be prevented…
