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View Research by Author - Sandeep Solanki
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Saving the Surplus to Save Social Security: What Does It Mean? (Policy Briefs/Retirement Project Brief Series)It is not easy to penetrate the many myths surrounding the Social Security debate. The proposal to put the Social Security trust fund's surplus in a "safe-deposit box" is highly popular politically and passed the U.S. House of Representatives with 416 votes in favor and 12 against. It is unlikely that many voters know what the proposal means. Luckily, the legislation that creates a "lock box" for Social Security does not actually put the trust fund surplus in a safe-deposit box. Instead, it attempts to use the funds for the worthy cause of repaying the national debt. | Posted to Web: October 01, 1999 | Publication Date: October 01, 1999 |
Effects of Demographic Trends on Labor Supply and Living Standards (Series/The Retirement Project Occasional Papers)Demographic projections suggest that the percentage of the total population in the workforce will decline as the baby boomer birth cohorts (1946-1964) reach retirement age and will continue to decline thereafter. The main factors in this decline are reduced fertility rates since 1964 and increased life expectancy for adult Americans. The resulting decline in the fraction of the population working will make living standards lower than they would otherwise be. | Posted to Web: July 01, 1999 | Publication Date: July 01, 1999 |
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