Social Security

Financial sustainability and other topics related to the Social Security program.

Annuitization of Social Security Individual Accounts
Social Security Committee issue brief examining annuitization of Social Security individual accounts.
(November 1, 2001)

Social Security Reform: Trust Fund Investments
Social Insurance Committee issue brief focusing on trust fund unvestments in Social Security reform, a revision of a 1998 issue brief. (December 1, 2000)

Congressional Testimony on Efforts to Inform the Public About Social Security
Senior Pension Fellow's testimony to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security regarding efforts to inform the public about Social Security.
(April 11, 2000)

Speech on Social Security Options at Congressionally Sponsored Town Forum
Speech by Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Senior Pension Fellow at the Academy, on "Social Security Options and Their Effects on Different Demographic Groups" prepared for a congressionally sponsored town forum. (June 21, 1999)

Comments on Social Security Reform Options and Implications for Women
Academy written testimony for a nationwide teleconference on women and Social Security. (January 23, 1999)

Letter to Ways and Means Committee on Impacts of Raising Retirement Ages
Academy letter to Chairman Jim Bunning of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security following up on questions related to congressional testimony about retirement ages. (July 9, 1998)