“Individual Changes Modifying Social Security” (Updated January 2012, HTML and .pdf format). “Annual Trustee Reports provide estimates of the financial status of Social Security’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Funds under current law. Recent Reports call for informed discussion, creative thinking, and timely legislation to address expected future deficits. Many policy makers have developed proposals and options to address this long-range solvency problem. Listed below is a broad range of policy options that would address Trust Fund solvency and other issues related to Social Security benefits and financing. Many of these options are part of comprehensive proposals intended to restore Trust Fund solvency.”
Updated categories are:
A: Cost of Living Adjustment
B: Level of Monthly Benefits (PIA)
C: Retirement Age
D: Benefits for Family Members
E: Payroll Taxes (including maximum taxable)
F: Coverage of Employment/Earnings
G: Investment in Marketable Securities
H: Taxation of Benefits
I: Individual Accounts
J: All Categories
