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JASON J. FICHTNER, PhDJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - SAIS
National Academy of Social Insurance
The Future of Social SecurityThe University of Michigan
Presentation of Henry J. Aaron’s“Social Security: The Time to Act is Now”
November 7, 2018
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WHAT IS SOCIAL SECURITY:
1 https://www.nasi.org/learn/socialsecurity/overview
Social Security is the foundation of economic security for millions of Americans—retirees, disabled persons, and families of retired, disabled or deceased workers. About 169 million Americans pay Social Security taxes and 61 million collect monthly benefits. About one family in four receives income from Social Security.
Social Security is largely a pay-as-you-go program. This means that today's workers pay Social Security taxes into the program and money flows back out as monthly income to beneficiaries. As a pay-as-you-go system, Social Security differs from company pensions, which are “pre-funded.” In pre-funded retirement programs, the money is accumulated in advance so that it will be available to be paid out to today's workers when they retire. The private plans need to be funded in advance to protect employees in case the company enters bankruptcy or goes out of business.
The average monthly Social Security benefit in June 2017 was:
• $1,391 a month for retired workers; • $1,3071 a month for widows or widowers over the age of 60; • $1,172 a month for disabled workers; • $2,278 a month for a disabled worker and a spouse; • $2,664 a month for a widowed mother and two children.
The maximum Social Security benefit for a worker retiring at the 2017 full retirement age is $2,687 a month.
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SOCIAL SECURITY:
2
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2018/06/19/whats-most-popular-age-to-take-social-security/35928543/
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HOW SOCIAL SECURITY IS FINANCED:
3 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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HOW SOCIAL SECURITY IS FINANCED:
4 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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HOW SOCIAL SECURITY IS FINANCED:
5 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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NEW BENEFIT AWARDS, 2017:
6 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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NEW AWARDS TO WORKERS, 1977-2017:
7 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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CURRENT BENEFICIARIES, DEC 2017:
8 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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AVERAGE BENEFIT AMOUNT, 2017:
9 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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BENEFICIARIES BY AGE, DEC. 2017:
10 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)
11 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a Federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues (not Social Security taxes):
It is designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income; and
It provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.
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DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE
12 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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LONG-RUN FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
13 https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2018/fast_facts18.pdf
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NOW FOR HENRY AARON’S PROPOSAL…
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