tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post8955910845448711627..comments2023-11-19T20:38:50.237-08:00Comments on Economic Logic: Politically feasible reform of social securityEconomic Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171296292101248614noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-48325949041584773712010-06-27T19:44:32.042-07:002010-06-27T19:44:32.042-07:00These authors claim that while raising the retirem...These authors claim that while raising the retirement age is acceptable, raising the payroll tax is not in social security changes. But the combination of the two is exactly what was done during that last major change in social security in 1982 as a result of the Greenspan Commission recommendations, supported by tax-cutting President Reagan. Are these authors aware of this when they promulgate this supposed lack of acceptabililty, or are they just ignorant?rosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-52693198969534016262010-06-24T23:32:32.834-07:002010-06-24T23:32:32.834-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.blissettlutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541217306485805548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-83755445698002791182010-06-23T01:01:59.609-07:002010-06-23T01:01:59.609-07:00YES kANSAS you are right and i wonder why they are...YES kANSAS you are right and i wonder why they are afraidstaceyhttp://www.howtowritetermpapers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-70776395313450943592010-06-22T22:55:12.986-07:002010-06-22T22:55:12.986-07:00It is the same as increasing fuel taxes and reduci...It is the same as increasing fuel taxes and reducing income taxes in counterpart: it makes sense, people understand that, and politicians are still afraid.Kansannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-8017429658187015982010-06-22T11:17:18.696-07:002010-06-22T11:17:18.696-07:00Previous post by EL saying that a reform is possib...Previous post by EL saying that a reform is possible <a href="http://economiclogic.blogspot.com/2008/04/social-security-reform-is-possible.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Vilfredonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-22938627968457340332010-06-22T10:43:17.978-07:002010-06-22T10:43:17.978-07:00And then there's always some kind of individua...And then there's always some kind of individual accounts + subsidy, that is, get rid of the pay-as-you-go aspect all together while keeping the mandatory savings + minimum "safety net" parts.<br /><br />Some countries did this already. Any news on how it's going? This is really not my literature, so any references are welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-71567234386873309142010-06-22T09:57:54.275-07:002010-06-22T09:57:54.275-07:00It seems that people often don't want to deal ...It seems that people often don't want to deal with a problem until its right in front of them. I think this is especially true in politics because so many politicians are only looking as far as the next election.Mark B.http://www.medicalinsurance.org/noreply@blogger.com