Questions that policymakers should answer on Social Security - Brookings
Without congressional action, the Social Security Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Fund (OASDI) will be depleted in 2034, according to the 2026 Social Security Trustees Report. The incoming revenue will be sufficient to cover only 78 percent of benefits in 2034, forcing cuts. With policymakers largely failing to engage with the insolvency issue, the problem is getting worse. Sarah A. Binder, Jason Brown, and Gopi Shah Goda, in Brookings Institution’s commentary, suggest three sets of questions that policymakers should answer – and to which the public should demand responses. To read the Brookings commentary, click here…
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