The editor of Public Policy & Aging Report asks if tax regimes set up when the words 'elderly' and 'poor' were nearly synonymous may have outlived their good intentions.
Two new proposals look to greatly increase the number of people who have adequate retirement plans, one by encouraging workers to save and the other by requiring them to.
Surprisingly, the idea of privatizing Social Security is back as part of the 2008 presidential race — as is the false claim that the system is heading for bankruptcy.
The just-released annual report of the Social Security and Medicare trustees contains familiar warnings of major challenges ahead — along with a bit of good news.