Government's Long-Term Fiscal Shortfall How Much Is Attributable to Social Security?

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Fiscal policy.

Population.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

Summary:

Evaluates long-term fiscal shortfall projections for Social Security, and considers extent to which Social Security shortfalls will contribute to overall long-term Federal Government fiscal shortfall. Reviews estimates of Social Security and Government overall fiscal shortfall, or "fiscal gap," from 2004-2080. Discusses measurements of fiscal gap on spending and revenue side; and examines significance of fiscal gap including sustainability of current policy, macroeconomic effects, importance of policy reform, and generational equity

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Government's Long-Term Fiscal Shortfall

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-GVF-0134

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