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The Social Security Benefits of Sitting Senators in 2015

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  • Alan Barber
  • Dean Baker

Abstract

This issue brief presents the scheduled Social Security benefit for each current member of the Senate. The issue brief is intended to inform Senators -- and the general public -- about Social Security and, assuming no changes to current policy, demonstrate that it will pay full benefits through 2030 and roughly 75 percent of benefits from 2031 on.

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  • Alan Barber & Dean Baker, 2015. "The Social Security Benefits of Sitting Senators in 2015," CEPR Reports and Issue Briefs 2015-03, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
    • Handle: RePEc:epo:papers:2015-03
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    Keywords

    social security; social security cap; earnings; senators;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H - Public Economics
    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H3 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

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