Social Security's Treatment Under the Federal Budget: A Summary

Koitz, David S. ; Nuschler, Dawn

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Social security;    Federal budgets;    Budgets;   

RP-ID  :  95-206
RP-ID  :  95-206_2000Sep21

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the treatment of Social Security in the federal budget, which has become a major fiscal policy issue. Congressional views about what to do with budget surpluses are diverse—ranging from buying down the outstanding federal debt to cutting taxes to increasing spending. However, support for the proposition of “protecting” Social Security surpluses is substantial.