Top Ten Facts about Social Security on the Program's 75th Anniversary

Policy Basics:
Top Ten Facts about Social Security on the Program's 75th Anniversary

"[Social Security] remains one of the nation's most successful, effective, and popular programs.  It provides a foundation of income on which workers can build to plan for their retirement.  It also provides valuable social insurance protection to workers who become disabled and to families whose breadwinner dies."

This Policy Basic outlines ten key facts about the program. 

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http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3261
http://www.cbpp.org/files/PolicyBasics_SocSec-TopTen.pdf 8pp.

What the Trustees' Report Shows about Social Security

By Kathy Ruffing and Paul N. Van de Water

"On August 5, the Social Security Board of Trustees issued the 70th annual report on the program's financial and actuarial status. The trustees' report shows some mild deterioration in the program's short-term outlook — a finding that was widely expected — and a mild improvement in its long-run finances, thanks largely to the recent enactment of health reform."

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http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3262
http://www.cbpp.org/files/8-13-10socsec.pdf 6pp.