Government Spending
Mercatus Original Video
April 13, 2011

How Not To Fix Social Security

Jason J. Fichtner

Former Senior Research Fellow

Jason Fichtner explains that eliminating the Social Security tax max is not the best solution to solve the program's funding problems.

Economics and Public Policy
Healthcare
Government Spending
Retirement Security
Taxes
Budget Process
Spending, Deficits, & Debt
Entitlements

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