Social Security Facts
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Social Security will be one of the main issues this session. So here are some Congressional Research Reports related to SS.
How Social Security Numbers Work
http://people.howstuffworks.com/soc…ity-number1.htm
How does the Social Security System Work?
http://people.howstuffworks.com/question385.htm
The Congressional Research Service works for the Congress, conducting research, analyzing legislation, and providing information at the request of committees, members, and their staffs.CRS has produced three major summaries of the legislative history of the Social Security Act.
Major Decisions in the House and Senate Chambers on Social Security: 1935-1985
(Adobe PDF format)
Social Security: Summary of Major Changes in the Cash Benefits Program: 1935-2000
Major Decisions in the House and Senate on Social Security: 1935-2000
Social Security Administration, A section from SSA’s publication, “Social Security Programs in the United States.”
http://www.ssa.gov/history/brief.html
The Future of Social Security
Social Security Administration, January 2004.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10055.html
Understanding the Benefits
Social Security Administration, February 2003.
It was prepared by the Social Security Administration and tells you what you need to know about Social Security while you’re still working and what you need to know when it’s your turn to collect benefits. It also provides an overview of Medicare and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10024.html
The Social Security Protection Act of 2003
Congressional Research Service
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa…elf/743_crs.pdf
Social Security: Summary of Major Changes in the Cash Benefits Program
Congressional Research Service May 18, 2000.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa…welf/ss2000.htm
Social Security: A Primer
Congressional Budget Office, September 2001
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?inde…0&from=0#anchor
Social Security Reform: How Much of a Role Could Personal Retirement Accounts Play?
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Calculators
Social Security Calculator
http://www.iwpr.org/sscalc4/calculator.html
Heritage Foundation
http://www.heritage.org/research/fe…ity/welcome.asp
Cato Calculator
http://www.socialsecurity.org/refor…calc/sscalc.php
Third Party Resources
The Cato Institute
Plenty of news and opinions about privatization, plus an online calculator to help you determine how much privatization might benefit you.
The Heritage Foundation
Conservative viewpoints on Social Security reform and other
topics. Click on “Daily Briefing” and the link to online policy calculators to
access the Social Security calculator here.
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All I know is that privatizing would allow me to pass my money on to my kids.
There’s an article here that already says the government is participating in the private sector, and quite succefully at that. It’s The Lesson of Thrift
The issue isn’t whether government is participating in the private sector; the issue is that the money we pay in is not saved for our future, but used to support current s.s. recipients. When we become recipients, it would be nice to know that some of the money we earned actually was set aside. That would lessen the burden of future workers as well.