New Economic Perspectives: The Fake Social Security Solvency Crisis Is Congress's Fault!

(Blog Post) [...] both the hawks and the doves agree that there is “a solvency crisis;” they only disagree about what to do about it. However, the SS solvency crisis is a big fake, like so many of the issues that arise in Washington. It is a fake because the crisis is not due to powerful economic forces that no one can do anything about, and that no one has control over; but rather is due to a choice Congress made when they wrote the original Social Security Act; ... Full Story »

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Selise has this to say in her post on why this is kabuki: Q: Why is there even a debate about “fixing” Social Security when it’s not broken? A: Because ... More »

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