redtankhouse commented on the diary post Social Security: It’s All in the Adjectives by Eric Laursen.
I agree with papau. There is cola for benefits, there should be a formula for changing mortality and perhaps age demographic ratio. In addition to insisting on “Insurance benefit” instead of “entitlement”, it would be good to emphasize that the Social Security Trust Fund is an “obligation”, as much so as any other Treasury Bill [...]
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