tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post1567638299684664780..comments2023-11-12T06:43:00.060-05:00Comments on Notes on Social Security Reform: Munnell: To cut deficit, look to Social SecurityAndrew G. Biggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617460431856611873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post-3730025403465952832011-04-07T10:56:39.076-04:002011-04-07T10:56:39.076-04:00"it cannot spend money it doesn’t have.
But..."it cannot spend money it doesn’t have. <br /><br />But in reality, scheduled Social Security benefits and current payroll taxes are included in long-term deficit projections by the Congressional Budget Office"<br /><br />Munnel is suggesting changing the program because policy makers use a projection that does not conform to reality? Would it not be more reasonable to perform the analysis based on the moneys SS is actually allowed to spend?Arnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796151499106650732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post-3778121960822578162011-04-06T05:40:46.572-04:002011-04-06T05:40:46.572-04:00Any proposal addressing the social security issue ...Any proposal addressing the social security issue must begin with an unpacking of the issue; peeling the onion one layer at a time if you will: http://bit.ly/epY4f9 Then a proposal that revitalizes middle class America, their families, and the communities they call home:<br />http://bit.ly/goflF5 Join the debate, every weekday 9am (eastern) http://bit.ly/eN1pyfPappyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408052918722376305noreply@blogger.com