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We’ve Been Here Before. Remembering the 1983 Social Security Reforms
Sean Williams reminds us in this piece not just about what the Social Security Amendments of 1983 did, but what it took to get that reform legislation passed. Shortfalls began occurring in the 1970s. Alarm bells sounded. But, it took almost a decade for both political parties to sit down to iron out a solution to extend the program’s solvency. Sound like 2018? Read more…
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