Browsing by Subject "Social Security"
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2016-05-01)Despite an extensive literature on the impacts of a variety of charitable fundraising tech-niques, little is known about whether these activities increase overall giving or merely cause donors to substitute away from other ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-12-21)By most measures, wealth inequality has risen significantly over the last three decades and is a growing concern. However, standard wealth definitions require that individuals possess a legal claim to assets included as ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-06-11)The 2020 Financial Report of the United States Government (FRUSG) identifies total federal liabilities of $32.7 trillion as of September 30, 2020. The debt held by the public, $21.1 trillion, comprised 62% of these ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2023-03-07)The 2022 Financial Report of the United States Government identifies total federal liabilities of $39 trillion as of September 30, 2022. While the federal debt, interest payments and federal employees’ accrued benefits ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2014-09-01)
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2018-07-06)Dr. John Cogan was the spring, 2018 recipient of the Kirby Distinguished Visiting Professorship. During his visit to Texas A&M University, he was interviewed by Dr. Andrew J. Rettenmaier.
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2015-05-01)
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2016-04-01)Wealth inequality has grown significantly over the last three decades and there are growing concerns about the diminishing wealth share of the middle class. Standard wealth definitions require that individuals possess a ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2016-05-01)Rising income inequality in recent years has been linked to a rise in wealth inequality. However, in many studies, anticipated retirement benefits such as Social Security are often not included in wealth calculations. In ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2022-09-12)This year, the Social Security program is projected to run a cash flow deficit of $121 billion, one-fifth of the U.S. annual federal deficit, and is expected to be insolvent in 12 years. In this issue of PERCspectives on ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2021-02-15)In the U.S., wealth inequality has risen in recent years. However, past estimates of wealth inequality tend to ignore Social Security benefits – even though these accrued benefits are almost 40% of the size of conventional ...
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(Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library, 2020-10-27)This study identifies Social Security wealth as accrued benefits based on past participation in the program. This definition is similar to accrued pension wealth associated with defined benefit plans. Accrued Social Security ...