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Charles Blahous talked about the future of Social Security and the 2024 presidential candidates' views on the program.

Charles Blahous talked about Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report.

Charles Blahous talked about the increase in the cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security.

George Mason University’s Mercatus Center Senior Research Strategist Charles Blahous discusses Social Security reform.

George Mason University’s Charles Blahous and the Urban Institute’s Robert Reischauer talked about a new Bipartisan Policy Center report analyzing the fiscal condition of both the Social Sec…

Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer talked about a Bipartisan Policy Center report looking at the fiscal condition of both the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and other Cabinet secretaries and federal official spoke to reporters about the release of the annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Boards.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and other officials briefed reporters and answered questions on the annual “Trustees Report.” The report details the future financial health of Social Security an…

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and other officials briefed reporters and answered questions on a new annual “Trustees Report.” The report detailed the future financial health of Social Security…

Social Security trustees testified on their board’s 2012 annual report. They said Congress needed to pass legislation shoring up trust fund finances sometime in the next five years. The repo…

The Social Security and Medicare fund trustees released their annual report on the fiscal condition of both federal programs. Trustees included Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Health and Hu…

Social Security and Medicare’s two public trustees talked about the role of the public trustee. Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer also touched on the solvency of the two entitlement prog…

Social Security and Medicare Trustees Robert Reischauer and Charles Blahous talked about the annual report on the financial solvency of the entitlement programs. They gave their recommendati…

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on proposed changes to Social Security future benefits and the impact those changes would have on the program, future …

Social Security and Medicare Trustees Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer testified on the financial state of Medicare. They blamed the economy for the worsening financial state of the pro…

The Social Security and Medicare fund trustees released their annual report on the fiscal condition of both federal programs. Trustees included Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Health and Hu…

Panelists discussed the past, future, and current state of the Social Security system. They focused on various proposals to improve future solvency such as benefit cuts, raising the retireme…

Mr. Blahous, White House special assistant for economic policy since 2001, talked about Social Security reform. He spoke about its financial shortfalls, inequities, and other problems. Follo…

Commissioners talked about a series of three recommendations to reform Social Security, all of which allowed some degree of personal investment of payroll taxes.

The president’s Commission on Social Security met to finalize the language of its interim report on the future of the program and to create a mechanism for receiving public input at its Sept…