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Measuring Changes to Social Security Benefits

Overview A number of recent proposals to reform Social Security call for changes in the program's benefits. The effects of those proposals are frequently illustrated by comparing the new benefits to those expected to arise under the policies put in place by current law - showing whether they would be higher or lower and by how much. However, because of scheduled changes in benefit rules, a growing economy, and improvements in life expectancy, the benefits prescribed under current law do not represent a stable baseline.

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PublisherCongressional Budget Office File FormatPDF
Date PublishedDecember 2003
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