While the feds ... leave Social Security off their books, the government's obligation to make benefit payments to current and near-term Social Security recipients is certainly no less real than its obligation to pay interest on its Treasury bonds. — Laurence Kotlikoff Copy Share Image
I hope the new health care exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act will provide some help. — Laurence Kotlikoff Copy Share Image
Either we pay the government's bills, or we leave them for our kids to pay. It's that simple. — Laurence Kotlikoff Copy Share Image
You might think that Social Security's family benefit maximum is what it sounds like, a straightforward dollar ceiling on the total amount that you,… — Laurence Kotlikoff Copy Share Image
The United States has experienced high rates of inflation in the past and appears to be running the same type of fiscal policies that… — Laurence Kotlikoff Copy Share Image
If you are advocating full retirement benefits starting at 60, my reaction is the system is already 31 percent underfinanced and can not afford… — Laurence Kotlikoff Copy Share Image
While the feds ... leave Social Security off their books, the government's obligation to make benefit payments to current and near-term Social Security recipients… — Laurence Kotlikoff Copy Share Image
