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Just Facts - A Resource for Independent Thinkers
Educate yourself about the largest government program in the world. Raw data and facts on Social Security taxes, benefits, finances, privatization, and related issues.
http://www.justfacts.com/socialsecurity.htm |
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Urban Institute Focus on Social Security Reform
Options for administering individual accounts. Save the surplus to save Social Security: What does that mean?
http://www.urban.org/content/IssuesInFocus/SocialSecurityReform/SSReform.htm |
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Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services
Social Security in Australia.
http://www.facs.gov.au/ |
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Social Security Choice.org
Social Security Choice wants to allow people to invest their Social Security taxes.
http://www.socialsecuritychoice.org/ |
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The National Council of La Raza
Latino/Hispanic perspective on the unfolding debate regarding ways to reform Social Security.
http://www.nclr.org/content/policy/detail/2441/ |
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President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
The Bush Commission's final report details three proposed plans to modernize Social Security by establishing personal retirement accounts.
http://csss.gov/ |
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Team NCPA
Educational effort to promote Social Security reform and personal retirement accounts to the people who will be most affected by reform. Team NCPA is sponsored by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
http://www.teamncpa.org/ |
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International Social Security Association
An international organization which brings together institutions and administrative bodies, dealing with one or more aspects of social security.
http://www.issa.int/ |
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Saving Social Security From Congress
Excerpts from a book about proposed solutions for problems with the U.S. Social Security system.
http://www.sssfc.com/Excerpts/excerpts.html |
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Tech Central Station
Privatization is the ultimate "Lockbox" for Social Security.
http://www.techcentralstation.com/012104H.html |
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Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Security in Ireland.
http://www.welfare.ie/ |
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Understanding the Issue: Fact Files
Facts about Social Security taxes and benefits and the roots of Social Security's financial difficulties.
http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/factfiles.cfm?issue_type=ss |
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The Failed Critique of Personal Accounts
Cato's latest position paper on privatization and the benefits of moving current Social Security system into private pension funds.
http://www.socialsecurity.org/pubs/articles/bp-068es.html |
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The Social Security Game
Design your own solutions to Social Security's financial problems with this tool from the American Academy of Actuaries.
http://www.actuary.org/socialsecurity/ |
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Common Sense on Social Security
Discusses various Social Security reform options.
http://www.sscommonsense.org/ |
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Network Democracy - Social Security
Interactive site for discussing options on reforming Social Security.
http://www.network-democracy.org/social-security/ |
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White House's Social Security Page
President Bush's plan to modernize and reform Social Security. Personal retirement accounts, rate of return on Social Security tax dollars.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/social-security |
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Trust Fund Siphon Report
Criticizes the use of Social Security Trust Fund surpluses to fund other government activities.
http://home.att.net/~mwhodges/deficit-trusts.htm |
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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
IIASA's social security reform project. Social security reform from an international perspective. Includes issue papers on social security in Austria, China, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine.
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/SSR/ |
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International Center for Pension Reform
Promotes the reform of government-run pension systems along the Chilean model of private Retirement Savings Accounts.
http://www.pensionreform.org/ |
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Social Security or Social Insecurity
Criticizes Social Security trust funds and the government's borrowing money from Social Security. Argues for privatization of Social Security.
http://www.flash.net/~bob001/ss.htm |
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Philippine Social Security System
Philippines' Social Security System.
http://www.sss.gov.ph/ |
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ATR: Policy Issues: Social Security
Social Security private accounts. Position papers on various Social Security issues.
http://www.atr.org/issues/socialsecurity/index.html |
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National Academy of Social Insurance
The nation's leading experts on Social Security, Medicare, and other social insurance programs. It does not lobby or take positions on policy issues.
http://www.nasi.org |
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Social Security Programs Throughout the World
Compare the U.S. Social Security system with more than 170 similar programs from six continents.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/index.html |
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Employee Benefit Research Institute's Social Security Links
Links to articles, studies and policy analyses on Social Security reform.
http://www.ebri.org/SSProject/LINKS.html |
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Cato Social Security Choice Papers
Promoting policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peaceful international relations.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/ssps/sspstudies.html |
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Public Program Testing Organization
Advocate for Social Security reform, criticizes effect of taxation on retirees and Ticket-to-Work program.
http://www.socialsecuritywaste.org/SS%20Issues.htm |
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Social Security Information Page
Information and links about Social Security privatization and its importance in President Bush's 2000 campaign for the White House.
http://userdata.acd.net/demarco.chris/sspriv.htm |
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International Reform Monitor--Bertelsman Foundation
Current issues and reforms in social insurance policy in these countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.
http://www.reformmonitor.org/index.php3?mode=status |
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National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
Social Security in Japan.
http://www.ipss.go.jp/index-e.html |
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Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Security
Background information and links on Social Security.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/social_security.shtml |
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United Seniors Association
Social Security reform: Why is it needed? Position papers and legislative updates.
http://www.unitedseniors.org/issues/index.cfm?mode=view&id=26 |
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12-Step Plan for Social Security Reform
Social Security privatization is the single most important political reform sweeping the globe today.
http://www.ncpa.org/ba/ba267.html |
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Citizens for a Sound Economy
Lower taxes, less government, and more freedom. Grassroots Americans for Social Security reform.
http://www.cse.org/informed/key_template.php?issue_it=15 |
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Heritage Foundation Social Security Calculator
Heritage Foundation's take on the future of Social Security.
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/socialsecurity/ |
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AFL-CIO on Social Security
Labor's opinion on privatization and other Social Security issues.
http://www.aflcio.org/socialsecurity/ |
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National Insurance Institute of Israel
Social Security in Israel. In English.
http://www.btl.gov.il/English/eng_index.asp |
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Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
WISER's Social Security factsheet and checklist for working women. Also, is it time for a major overhaul of Social Security?
http://www.wiser.heinz.org/socialsecurity.html |
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Health Care and Social Security
Is Social Security unfair to minorities? Project 21, a leadership network of conservative African-Americans, answers that question and others. Links to policy analyses.
http://www.project21.org/Health.html |
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Brookings Institution
Brookings research on Social Security, pensions and retirement.
http://www.brookings.org/index/taxonomy.htm?taxonomy=Economics%2C%20U.S.*Social%20security%2C%20pensions%2C%20and%20retirement |
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Social Security Network
Information, news, analysis and expert commentary on the Social Security debate. Sponsored by The Century Foundation, a liberal think tank.
http://www.socsec.org/ |
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Empower America
Articles about Social Security reform.
http://www.empoweramerica.org/stories/storyReader$77 |
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National Organization for Women and Social Security
Women must be particularly wary of the remedies proposed to fix Social Security. NOW opposes privatizing Social Security.
http://www.now.org/issues/economic/social/ |
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FAQs About Social Security Choice
From CATO. Privatization and benefits of moving current Social Security systems capital into private pension funds.
http://www.socialsecurity.org/reformandyou/faqs.html |
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FDR and the Social Security Act of 1935
What were the intentions of the framers of the U.S. Social Security program? Was Social Security supposed to be just for retirement? Are private retirement accounts a new idea?
http://www.francesperkins.org/fdr.html |
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Grandfather Social Security Report
Comparison of economic impact of Social Security on today's workers compared to prior generation: hard data in easy-to-understand graphics.
http://home.att.net/~mwhodges/soc_sec.htm |
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Cascade's Social Security Page
Should state governments be allowed to pull their employees out of Social Security?
http://www.cascadepolicy.org/socsec.asp |
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Alliance For Worker Retirement Security
Advocates Social Security reform for the benefit of the American worker.
http://www.retiresecure.org/ |
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Social Security Choice and Reform
Cato Institute project promotes privatization of Social Security and presents benefits of moving Social Security funds into private accounts.
http://www.socialsecurity.org/ |
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Social Security Reform Center
Without reform, Social Security will have insufficient funds to pay benefits in the future. Can payroll taxes be turned into wealth?
http://www.socialsecurityreform.org/index.cfm |
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60 Plus Association /// Social Security
Conservative non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free-enterprise, less-government, less-taxes approach to saving Social Security.
http://www.60plus.org/socialsecurity.asp |
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American Academy of Actuaries
Nonpartisan information about Social Security finance issues and reform proposals. Analysis of individual accounts.
http://www.actuary.org/socsec.htm |
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Putting Social Security reform into context.
http://www.cbpp.org/socsec-series.htm |
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2030 Center
Public policy organization for young people. Favors strengthening Social Security for young workers.
http://www.2030.org |
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Social Security for Yesterday's Family?
Social Security was designed in the late 1930s, a time when a male worker with a stay-at-home wife was the norm.
http://www.urban.org/Template.cfm?NavMenuID=24&template=/TaggedContent/ViewPublication.cfm&PublicationID=8245 |
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Sixty Plus Association
Seeks Social Security reform. Favors personal retirement accounts.
http://www.60plus.org/ |
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Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan
Social Security in Canada.
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/isp/common/home.shtml |
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Andrew Grossman: Saving the Social Security system, saving grace
The Bush administration looks to be gearing up for a push on Social Security reform.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuestColumns/Grossman20031208.shtml |
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NCPA - Publications on Social Security
Non-profit public policy research institute seeking innovative private sector solutions to public policy problems.
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/sos.html |
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AARP on Social Security
AARP addresses Social Security reform.
http://research.aarp.org/econ/inb45_ssreform.html |
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Senior Journal
Senior Journal for news, information and opinion on Social Security reform.
http://www.seniorjournal.com/SocSecReform.htm |
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For Our Grandchildren
Educating the American people concerning the urgent need for Social Security reform.
http://www.forourgrandchildren.org |
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Employee Benefits Research Institute
EBRI's Social Security research program. Taxes, benefits, private accounts.
http://www.ebri.org/SSProject/ |
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Retiring with Dignity: Social Security versus Private Markets
From the Cato organization. A position paper supporting privatization of Social Security.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/ssps/ssp2.html |
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Libertarian Party on Social Security Reform
Libertarian Party favors privately held Social Security accounts.
http://www.lp.org/issues/social-security.html |
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US Citizens in Micronesia
American citizens who plan to work in the Federated States of Micronesia should be aware of these Social Security provisions.
http://www.fm/USEmbassy/social.htm |
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Office of the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration
Financial history and projections for the Social Security trust funds. Automatic annual increases in Social Security and SSI amounts.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT |
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Social Security for Women
Social Security is more important for women than for men. Find out why from the official web-site of the Social Security Administration.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/women/ |
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Foundation for International Studies on Social Security
Promotes international, multidisciplinary research on social security and its relationships with other aspects of society.
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/fiss/ |
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The Heritage Foundation: Social Security
Reform must not reduce the benefits of current retirees and should provide an adequate minimum retirement income.
http://www.heritage.org/research/socialsecurity/issues2004.cfm |
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Ministry of Social Development
Social Security in New Zealand.
http://www.dsw.govt.nz/ |
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Coalition to Preserve Retirement Security
State and local government employees should be allowed to preserve retirement security through retirement plans not included under Social Security.
http://www.retirementsecurity.org |
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National Women's Law Center
The answers to frequently asked questions about Social Security issues as they affect women.
http://www.nwlc.org/display.cfm?section=social%20security |
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Social Protection in the European Union Member States
Social Security in the European Union.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/missoc2001/index_en.htm |
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Social Security Youthlink
From the official web site of the Social Security Administration: Information on Social Security and other government programs for children, teenagers, parents and teachers.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/kids/ |
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Third Millennium: Advocates for the Future
Generation X and the Millennial Generation offer solutions to long-term problems including Social Security reform and Medicare reform.
http://www.thirdmil.org/ |
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Institute for America's Future
Social Security Superpage: Key issues, resources. What's new in the debate over Social Security's future.
http://socialsecurity.ourfuture.org/ |
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National Center for Policy Analysis
Compare projected Social Security benefits to the benefits of a privatized plan.
http://www.mysocialsecurity.org/ |
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National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Seniors group outlines their positions on Social Security and Medicare issues.
http://www.ncpssm.org/socialsecurity/ |
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Regie des rentes du Quebec
Social Security in Quebec. In English.
http://www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/an/accueil/00.htm |
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Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security in Great Britain.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/ |
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Estelle James
Member of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, research focuses on social security reform, politics of reform process and administrative costs of individual account systems.
http://www.estellejames.com |
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Sign the Pledge
Sign the Pledge opposes diverting any Social Security revenues to fund private investment accounts.
http://www.signthepledge.org |
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Concord Coalition
Testimony, statements, assessments of reform proposals, from an organization dedicated to efficient government and preserving Social Security and Medicare.
http://www.concordcoalition.org/socialsecurity/ |
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Institute for Policy Innovation
Social Security reform should include private accounts.
http://www.ipi.org |
Additional
Information: Social Security reform is a hotly debated topic. These sites cover the political spectrum on what should, or shouldn't, be done to fix this New Deal-era program.
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