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Hoover Daily Report by topic: Social Security

September 20, 2011 | Creators Syndicate
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The ‘Ponzi' Sound Bite

by Thomas Sowell (Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy)
Many in the media and in politics have gone ballistic over the fact that Texas Governor Rick Perry called Social Security "a Ponzi scheme"...Sound bites are usually not very sound, and they are an irresponsible way to discuss serious issues...
September 19, 2011 | e21, Economic Policies for the 21st Century
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The Jobs Bill: Pretending to Fund Social Security

by Charles Blahous (Research Fellow)
...[C]hoking off Social Security’s tax revenue and issuing debt in its place is a terribly short-sighted policy, both for Social Security and for the general budget...
September 6, 2011 | Cafe Hayek
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My druthers

by Russell Roberts (Research Fellow)
My preferred policy is to eliminate both [Social Security and Medicare] and treat adults like adults...But if we end up keeping some form of Social Security and Medicare, means-testing is the right way to go...
August 26, 2011 | Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)
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Five Myths About Social Security and Medicare

by Charles Blahous (Research Fellow)
The national discussion on entitlement programs is dazed and confused...
August 19, 2011 | Economics One (blog)
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So Much For People To Learn About Medicare Reform

by John B. Taylor (George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Economics; Chair, Working Group on Economic Policy; and member of the Task Force on Energy Policy)
There is so much more for people to learn about the various Medicare proposals out there...
August 3, 2011 | Great Debate (Reuters)
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Entitlement reform would indicate maturity

by Russell Roberts (Research Fellow)
Serious entitlement reform that reduces the long-run budget pressure would indicate maturity. That’s a better strategy than spending more money in the short run...
July 24, 2011 | What Paul Gregory Is Writing About
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Must We Sacrifice Social Security Checks?

by Paul R. Gregory (Research Fellow)
The treasury secretary is fortunate that the GAO has done his work for him. Let him cut the areas of waste and duplication so that he can send out the social security checks on time...
July 23, 2011 | Advancing a Free Society
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Contrary to the President, Social Security Checks Are Not At Risk

by Michael McConnell (Senior Fellow)
He must not be consulting with his lawyers, because this attempt to scare Social Security recipients is without legal foundation...
July 22, 2011 | Advancing a Free Society
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10 Ways to Improve upon the Gang of Six Social Security Framework

by Charles Blahous (Research Fellow)
These are among the steps that might be taken to repair some of the damage of the initial rollout and to move in a positive direction...
July 22, 2011 | EconLog
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Tom Saving on the Social Security Trust Fund

by David R. Henderson (Research Fellow)
I've been pointing out for years...that the Trust Fund is a fiction whereby one part of government owes money to another part of government. But what I had failed to do...is follow the implications of that fact...