Tag: longevity
Including disability benefits provides a more complete picture. The Social Security actuaries just released a study that takes a new look at the progressivity of the Social Security program – that is, the extent to which it pays relatively more generous benefits to low earners than to high earners. The usual story focuses on “money’s…
A new study finds that Social Security is more valuable to Black retirees than to Whites – despite the fact that Blacks have shorter lives and receive monthly benefits for fewer years of retirement. The main reason Black retirees get more value from the program boils down to something that is crucial for a tru…
