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Spending on the Social Security program will exceed its dedicated tax revenues, on average, by about 12 percent over the next decade, CBO projects. The gap will grow larger in the 2020s and will exceed 30 percent of revenues by 2030.
- Working Paper
This paper shows that considering an aging population is important in analyzing long-term policy changes that involve intergenerational transfers.
- Blog Post
The 23 options related to mandatory spending would generally decrease the amount paid to beneficiaries, redefine the population that is entitled to benefits of various programs, or reduce payments to state and local governments.
- Presentation
Presentation by Molly Dahl and Kevin Perese, CBO Analysts, at the Urban Institute
- Report
CBO periodically issues a compendium of options—this installment presents more than 100—to inform lawmakers about the budgetary effects of ways to reduce the deficit.
- Report
CBO analyzes the distribution of most federal spending—including transfers such as Social Security benefits—and almost all federal revenues among U.S. households in 2006. Results are provided by type of household and by income group.
- Report
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives.
- Blog Post
Previously, CBO based its long-term budget estimates on the mortality rates projected by the Social Security trustees. This year, CBO projected faster declines in mortality rates (and thus longer life expectancy) than the trustees do.
- Presentation
Director Doug Elmendorf’s slides from his press briefing on The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook
- Blog Post
As part of The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook released last week, CBO compared lifetime payroll taxes and benefits for the Medicare program and the Social Security program for people born in different decades.