Combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Trust Funds May 2013 Baseline
Financial projections for Social Security Trust Fund to 2023. From the Congressional Budget Office
Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44172-Baseline.pdf
Presents baseline budget projections for federal government revenues and outlays and changes to the projections since February 2013. Predicts the federal budget deficit will shrink this year to $642 billion or 4% of GDP. From the Congressional Budget Office
Top Baby Names for 2012
http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/
Once again Jacob and Sophia are the winners. You can also see the top names by year and how the popularity of names has changed over the years. From the Social Security Administration
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Reform: An Overview of Proposals to Reduce the Growth in SSDI Rolls
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43054.pdf
Examines why disability rolls have grown by 196% since 1980 and provides an overview of proposals designed to reduce the rate of increase. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Private Pensions: Timely Action Needed to Address Impending Multiemployer Plan Insolvencies
http://www.gao.gov/assets/660/653383.pdf
Examines actions taken by pension plans in the weakest financial condition, the extent to which such plans have relied on federal government help via the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and options available to rectify PBGC’s impending funding crisis. From the Government Accountability Office
Expenditures of the Aged Chartbook, 2010
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/expenditures_aged/2010/exp-aged-2010.pdf
Examines the spending patterns of the population aged 55 and over. From the Social Security Administration
Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, 2012
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2012/supplement12.pdf
Major annual source of information on the U.S. social insurance and welfare programs. Offers statistics on social security, supplemental security income, Medicare, Medicaid, and other social services programs. From the Social Security Administration
Increasing the Social Security Payroll Tax Base: Options and Effects on Tax Burdens
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33943.pdf
Examines policy options for raising Social Security revenue and reducing the regressivity of the tax at higher income levels. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists