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Social Security

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  • Robert Brown

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The evidence is growing that a positive correlation exists between income levels and longevity. In short, high-income earners live longer. That also means that high-income earners get larger retirement-income security benefits from social security. This correlation raises the following questions: If social security contributions are a level percentage of earnings and high-income earners live longer and receive larger social security benefits, then is social security regressive?If higher income actually causes enhanced longevity, then would providing more social security benefits enhance population life expectancy?This paper analyzes both the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) system of the U.S. and the Canada/Quebec Pension Plans (C/QPP) in Canada to determine whether these systems are “a good deal” and whether they are regressive or progressive as defined above.

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  • Robert Brown, 1998. "Social Security," North American Actuarial Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 2(2), pages 1-23.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uaajxx:v:2:y:1998:i:2:p:1-23
    DOI: 10.1080/10920277.1998.10595687
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    1. Robert L. Brown & Steven G. Prus, 2003. "Social Transfers and Income Inequality in Old-age: A Multi-national Perspective," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 109, McMaster University.
    2. Daniel Beland, 2004. "Pension Reform and Financial Investment in the United States and Canada," Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers 120, McMaster University.
    3. Sita Nataraj & John B. Shoven, 2003. "Comparing the Risks of Social Security with and without Individual Accounts," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(2), pages 348-353, May.
    4. Burman, Leonard E. & Coe, Norma B. & Gale, William G., 1999. "Lump Sum Distributions From Pension Plans: Recent Evidence and Issues for Policy and Research," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 52(3), pages 553-562, September.
    5. Sherry A. Glied, 2008. "Health Care Financing, Efficiency, and Equity," NBER Working Papers 13881, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Burman, Leonard E. & Coe, Norma B. & Gale, William G., 1999. "Lump Sum Distributions from Pension Plans: Recent Evidence and Issues for Policy and Research," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association, vol. 52(n. 3), pages 553-62, September.
    7. Robert Brown & Steven Prus, 2003. "Social Transfers and Income Inequality in Old-age: A Multi-national Perspective?," LIS Working papers 355, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.

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