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Social Security & Medicare

FogerRox

(13,211 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2013, 07:48 PM Mar 2013

much-forecast insolvency of the Social Security system by about 2030 is most unlikely to happen [View all]

“Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot have no trouble at all demonstrating that even on highly conservative assumptions about economic growth, the much-forecast insolvency of the Social Security system by about 2030 is most unlikely to happen then, if indeed ever.”—The Economist

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/035468.html

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much-forecast insolvency of the Social Security system by about 2030 is most unlikely to happen [View all] FogerRox Mar 2013 OP

K&R drm604 Mar 2013 #1

To be fair, I don't think anything written in 1999 is applicable in today's economy. Hoyt Mar 2013 #2

The basic premise is entirely up to date FogerRox Mar 2013 #3

Reason why there is less money than expected. Disheartened7 Nov 2013 #4

Communist lovers? cyberswede Nov 2013 #5

Maybe Walmart since they use cheap Chinese labor and get lots of tax deductions? uppityperson Nov 2013 #8

Where are we "subsidizing Communism" - TBF Nov 2013 #6

Welcome to DU. What entitlements do you mean? I agree that we need the jobs and outsourcing to uppityperson Nov 2013 #7

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #10

Great piece. Thanks for the snag. pinto Nov 2013 #9

Well, if it does happen, I'm not going to worry because RebelOne Nov 2014 #11