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Perspectives on the Draft Interim Report of the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security
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Henry J. Aaron,
Peter R. Orszag,
Alan S. Blinder,
Alicia Munnell,
The Century Foundation,
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,
7/23/2001
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On July 19, 2001, President Bush’s Social Security reform commission released a draft (PDF) of its interim report, in preparation for its second public meeting on July 24. This document presents an analysis of the commission’s argument and concludes that the commission’s materials contain a number of misleading statements and factual errors that invite misinterpretation and are likely to sow confusion. Topics addressed include the Social Security Trust Fund and its assets, the increasing progressivity of the Social Security benefit formula, and the debate over individual accounts and higher rates of return. Read the response from the cochairs of the President's commission to this report here (PDF), and read the authors' reply here (PDF).
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Edition: Online
ISBN: HA01012001
Pages: 33
Price: Free
Ordering Information:
The Century Foundation,
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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