Tag: Treasury bonds

Working together on their budget

Amended regulations will protect retirees from sacrificing lifetime benefits.  The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury have done a wonderful thing.  They announced last month that they intend to amend regulations in order to prohibit companies from “de-risking” their defined benefit plans by offering a lump-sum option for retirees already receiving benefits.  In other words,…

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Introduction Understanding the relationship between Social Security and the rest of the budget can help to clarify the program’s current and future financial situation. The trust fund’s Treasury bonds are tangible assets for the program, but their redemption will require other budgetary tradeoffs. Lockbox proposals such as the ones proposed in Congress could help promot…