Investing in the Private Market: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, March 3, 1999, Volume 4 |
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... retirement benefits of all Ameri- cans when they reach 62 or 65 years old ... age . Social Security takes care of that indi- vidual's family . And so this ... retirement system . I would urge people to look at the GAO study , because 5.
... retirement benefits of all Ameri- cans when they reach 62 or 65 years old ... age . Social Security takes care of that indi- vidual's family . And so this ... retirement system . I would urge people to look at the GAO study , because 5.
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... pension coverage , an in- sured investment vehicle to permit wealth accumulation ... retirement security system , in the remainder of my opening statement , I ... age . Is this something that can work ? In terms of risks , we believe the ...
... pension coverage , an in- sured investment vehicle to permit wealth accumulation ... retirement security system , in the remainder of my opening statement , I ... age . Is this something that can work ? In terms of risks , we believe the ...
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... retirement age beneficiaries to fall below the poverty line . In addition to shoring up Social Security , the President's plan would transfer an additional 15 percent of the surpluses to Medicare , extending the life of that trust funds ...
... retirement age beneficiaries to fall below the poverty line . In addition to shoring up Social Security , the President's plan would transfer an additional 15 percent of the surpluses to Medicare , extending the life of that trust funds ...
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... retirement age up by about an extra year and one - half for participants who reach age 67 in 2022. If we delayed until 2030 to make the changes necessary to set Social Security back on a sound actuarial footing , the required across ...
... retirement age up by about an extra year and one - half for participants who reach age 67 in 2022. If we delayed until 2030 to make the changes necessary to set Social Security back on a sound actuarial footing , the required across ...
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... retirement and a severely reduced retirement income . For exam- ple , for ... benefits payments would be backed by the per- formance of equities . The second ... age of wages , for low - income workers than high - income workers . By ...
... retirement and a severely reduced retirement income . For exam- ple , for ... benefits payments would be backed by the per- formance of equities . The second ... age of wages , for low - income workers than high - income workers . By ...
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Page 1 - Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (Chairman of the Subcommittee), presiding. [The...
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Page 54 - Such a system would triply insulate fund management from political control by elected officials. Long-term appointments and security of tenure would protect the SSRB from political interference. Limitation of investments to passively managed funds and pooling with private accounts would prevent the SSRB from exercising power by selecting shares. The diffusion...
Page 111 - Even with Herculean efforts, I doubt if it would be feasible to insulate, over the long run, the trust funds from political pressure — direct and indirect — to allocate capital to less than its most productive use.
Page 52 - ... billion, would have been about $23 billion, more than two and one-half times the amount that is transferred to the trust fund from income taxes on benefits.2 While general revenue transfers to social insurance plans are commonplace around the world, they have been controversial in the United States.3 Some would oppose such a transfer, arguing that general revenue financing would weaken the program's social insurance rationale through which payroll tax contributions entitle workers to benefits....