Tag: Social Security
Abstract Analysts often compile packages of Social Security changes based on publicly available projections of the effects of individual provisions. Such analyses may neglect issues of whether and how the provisions might interact to alter intended outcomes, thwarting the proposal’s financing and distributional goals. To inform policymakers about the importance of such interactions in examining…
The brief’s key findings are: Millennials – despite high education levels – are behind previous cohorts on many indicators that help boost retirement preparedness. Having entered the labor market in tough times, Millennials have lower wages and fewer fringe benefits than Gen-Xers and late Baby Boomers did as young adults. This difficult start, combined wit…
