Tag Archives: Social Security

Social Security In Deficit = More Public Treasury Borrowing

Posted on October 16, 2018 by macromon

Summary Largely ignored by the markets,  Social Security moved into structural deficit this year Social Security has been running primary deficits since the GFC; that is financing itself by the interest earned on Treasury securities The government will no longer … Continue reading →

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The Clash Of Generations Cometh

Posted on June 6, 2018 by macromon

You heard it here first, comrades! This is what millennials should actually be outraged about—paying into a system that will not exist when we retire and getting saddled with the debt run up by the boomers—instead of petty social justice … Continue reading →

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Outrage Grows Over Public Sector Unions – NY Times

Posted on January 2, 2011 by macromon

We’ve posted how underfunded state and local pensions are going to be a huge economic and political issue in 2011.   Go no further than the New Year’s Day NY Times article, Across the nation, a rising irritation with public … Continue reading →

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France’s half-century spending spree is coming to an end

Posted on October 28, 2010 by macromon

Run don’t walk to James Traub’s Foreign Policy’s piece, The Spectacle of the Society.  Sarkozy’s approval ratings are at 30 percent as he battles rioters.   There is a lot here, even for Americans: The drama of rewriting the postwar social … Continue reading →

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