Heard on the Hill
CATO Institute Offers Suggestions for Social Security Realignment
In a post yesterday on their website, CATO Institute’s director of budget and entitlement policy, Romina Boccia, examined misconceptions regarding the fundamental purpose of Social Security and offered suggestions for reform measures that would lead to a “shift in the social contract” and result in “a fairer system that avoids excessively taxing younger, often poorer workers.”
As interested parties focus on the 119th Congress and the future of Social Security in the face of its steadily–and rapidly–eroding financial footing, it becomes imperative that positions like those espoused by Ms. Boccia enter the discussion. To read this post in full, click here.