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Retirement

The federal government devotes a substantial share of its budget to benefits for the nation's retirees through Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs. Additionally, the exclusion of pension contributions and earnings from taxable income constitutes one of the largest preferences in the federal income tax code. CBO regularly analyzes a wide range of proposals to change those programs or those elements of the tax code.

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Testimony on Estimating the Costs of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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June 9, 2005

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Testimony on Defined-Benefit Pension Plans: Current Problems and Future Challenges

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June 7, 2005

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Background Paper: Differences in Wage and Salary Income Included in Various Tax Bases

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June 1, 2005

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  • Projected Effects of Various Provisions on Social Security’s Financial and Distributional Outcomes
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Testimony on Options for Social Security: Budgetary and Distributional Impacts

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May 25, 2005

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Menu of Social Security Options

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May 25, 2005


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Testimony on Implications of Demographic Changes for the Budget and the Economy

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May 19, 2005

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High-Cost Medicare Beneficiaries

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May 1, 2005

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Table of Estimates of Proposals to Revise Medicare Payments for Physicians' Services

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March 24, 2005

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Updated Estimates of Spending for the Medicare Prescription Drug Program

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March 4, 2005

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Updated Long-Term Projections for Social Security

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March 3, 2005

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