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Chapter 1 - Introduction and Summary
Chapter 2 - An Overview of the Social Security Program
Chapter 3 - The Challenges of an Aging Population
Chapter 4 - Strategies for Preparing for an Aging Population
Appendix B - Proposals for Private Accounts in the 106th Congress
Appendix C - Contributors
to the Primer
TABLES | |
1. | Projected Federal Spending for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid in 2001 |
2. | Asset Holdings of Retirement Funds for State and Local Government Employees |
3. | Families' Direct and Indirect Holdings of Stock, by Type of Family |
4. | The Payroll Tax Base for Social Security and Average Wages in Selected Years, 1951-1998 |
FIGURES | |
1. | Projected Growth in the Adult Population, 2001-2075 |
2. | Projected Federal Spending for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, 2000-2030 |
3. | Distribution of Social Security Beneficiaries, by Type of Benefit Received, December 2000 |
4. | The Extent to Which Social Security Replaces Workers' Preretirement Earnings |
5. | Income, Outlays, and Balances of the Social Security Trust Funds, 2001-2037 |
6. | The Outlook for Social Security Demographics and Spending, 2001-2075 |
7. | Births in the United States, 1909-2075 |
8. | Key Demographic Indicators for Social Security, 1940-2075 |
9. | Labor Productivity in the Nonfarm Business Sector, 1951-2000 |
10. | Sources of Family Income for People Age 65 or Older, 1999 |
11. | Poverty Rates for Different Age Groups, 1966-1999 |
12. | Marital Status of the Female Population Age 65 or Older, 2000 and 2030 |
13. | Federal Debt Held by the Public as a Percentage of GNP, 1790-2000 |
14. | Real Income per Person Under Different Assumptions About Saving Surpluses |
15. | Number of Active Participants in Private Pension Plans, 1977-1997 |
16. | How the Year of Retirement Affects Income-Replacement Rates in a System of Private Accounts Invested in Stocks or Bonds |
17. | The Probability of Retirement for Men at Various Ages in Different Years |
18. | The Payroll Tax Rate for Social Security, 1937-2000 |
BOXES | |
1. | Recent Statistics About Social Security |
2. | Prefunding Future Consumption |
3. | Will Workers in the Future Retire Later? |
4. | The Budgetary Treatment of Government Purchases of Private Securities |
5. | The Impact on Financial Markets of Paying Down Federal Debt |
6. | The Risks and Returns of Stocks |
7. | Why Comparing Rates of Return Can Be Misleading |
8. | Who Would Bear the Transition Costs of Privatizing Social Security? |