Tag: social security shortfall
Benefit/contribution ratios provide no guidance on how to fix Social Security. Two of my friends – Andrew Biggs (“No, Social Security Isn’t Earned”) and Gene Steuerle (“Lifetime Social Security Benefits and Taxes”) are making my brain ache. They are both arguing that people will get lifetime Social Security benefits far in excess of lifetime contributions,…
The brief’s key findings are: Contrary to media reports, the 2019 Trustees Report shows little change overall: Social Security’s 75-year deficit ticked down from 2.84 percent to 2.78 percent of payroll. Trust fund exhaustion moved out by one year, to 2035, after which payroll taxes still cover about three quarters of promised benefits. This shortfa…
