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Social Security is the single largest federal program, with outlays of $768 billion in fiscal year 2012. The program has two parts. The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program pays benefits to retired workers and to their dependents and survivors, and the Disability Insurance program pays benefits to disabled workers and to their spouses and survivors. Social Security benefits are financed by a payroll tax on current workers, half paid by the worker and half paid by the employer. CBO regularly examines various possible changes to Social Security outlays or receipts.

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Testimony on The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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September 26, 2013

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Press Briefing on The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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September 23, 2013

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Medicare and Social Security Payroll Taxes and Benefits for People in Different Birth Cohorts

posted by Noah Meyerson & Julie Topoleski on September 20, 2013

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How Does Social Security Work?

posted by Noah Meyerson & Sheila Dacey on September 19, 2013

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Why CBO Changed Its Approach to Projecting Mortality

posted by Joyce Manchester on September 24, 2013

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The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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September 17, 2013

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    July 03, 2013
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Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions Regarding S. 744

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July 25, 2013

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Optimal Annuitization with Stochastic Mortality Probabilities: Working Paper 2013-05

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June 26, 2013

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How CBO Prepares Long-Term Projections of Federal Spending for Social Security and Major Health Care Programs

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May 21, 2013

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Proposal in the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2014 to Use the Chained CPI

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May 17, 2013

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