Tag: Social Security
Guidance to help policymakers choose among myriad reform options Someone asked whether I wanted to put together a specific list of changes to the Social Security program with attendant cost estimates. After some thought, I declined. While I care very much about the future of the program, solving Social Security’s financing challenge is conceptually easy…
New numbers suggest caution about cutting future Social Security benefits Now that the election is over, it’s time to pay attention to some of the nation’s underlying problems. One important concern is the inadequacy of the nation’s retirement income system. The National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) shows the share of working households who are “at…
