Social Security privatization
Social Security Advisory Board Nominee Drawing Concerns
The nomination of Andrew Biggs, former principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), for a seat on the Social Security Advisory Board has sounded some alarm bells in the U.S. Senate. As reported in a Newsweek article by…
An Argument for Better Investment of Social Security Funds
In a post yesterday on marningstar.com, finance writer Brent Arends takes exception to how Social Security’s trust fund reserves have been invested over the years, suggesting that deploying the balance in selected U.S. stocks could have produced a return far…
Iowa Caucusgoers Show Slight Preference for Social Security Privatization
It’s still about six months until the Iowa Republican caucuses commence, but a Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa poll sought to get a feel for the preferences of those likely to attend. Social Security was one of the seven questions…