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Thinking About Privatization

Watch this page for updates on current efforts to “reform” the Social Security retirement, disability and survivor programs through privatization and related proposals.

Date of latest page update: 7/3/05

NOSSCR Articles:

Other Reports & Resources:

  • Social Security Task Force - Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)

  • CCD Fact Sheets - The CCD Task Force on Social Security has prepared a set of seven fact sheets on Social Security and people with disabilities. The fact sheets are intended to assist people in understanding what benefits people with disabilities receive from Social Security and the potential impact of privatization.

  • Uncharted Waters: Paying Benefits from Individual Accounts in Federal Retirement Policy - National Academy of Social Insurance (1/26/05)

  • The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has developed a chart that shows the states with the greatest share of Social Security disability benefits and survivors benefits. [PDF]

  • Individual EPI state data sheets are also available.

  • The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has published a report that shows how older individuals have been lifted out of poverty, including state-by-state data.

  • For additional CBPP analysis of Social Security privatization, Click Here.

Congressional Action:

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