Research Report "Spending" the Surplus: Counting the Ways
C. Eugene Steuerle
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Senior Fellow Eugene Steuerle considers the math behind President Clinton's proposal to spend 62 percent of the surplus on Social Security, with another share to be allocated to Medicare, and that the remaining share be spent on other items, including a subsidy for new private pension accounts.
Research and Evidence Tax and Income Supports Upward Mobility
Expertise Upward Mobility and Inequality Taxes and the Economy
Tags Fiscal policy Individual taxes Federal budget and economy