Tag: Social Security finances
The brief’s key findings are: The 2010 Trustees Report had no surprises – Social Security still faces a modest deficit of 2 percent of payroll, which is newsworthy given the economic crisis. The recession has had some shorter-term effects: prices are still below their 2008 levels, so beneficiaries are not expected to receive a COLA…
Introduction The general perception is that the Social Security program expanded significantly in the 1970s and today benefits are much higher relative to pre-retirement earnings than they were prior to that expansion. Indeed, the Social Security Trustees Report shows that the replacement rate — benefits as a percent of pre-retirement earnings — for the averag…
