Eugene Steuerle, Author at Retirement Income Journal

The ‘Save Our Social Security Act of 2016’: A Major Step Toward Reform

By Eugene Steuerle Thu, Jul 28, 2016

These changes in the proposed bi-partisan proposal would bring the Social Security system close to long-term solvency, writes this Urban Institute economist and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the...

Published July 28, 2016

Social Security Spousal Benefits Still Unfair

By Eugene Steuerle Thu, Nov 5, 2015

The recent closure of the "file and suspend" loophole as a Social Security claiming strategy doesn't make spousal and survivor benefits under the program any less unfair, writes this...

Published November 5, 2015

Tax Corporations Less, and Capital Gains More?

By Eugene Steuerle Fri, Feb 13, 2015

Effective tax reform will undoubtedly require some difficult compromises. In this opinion piece, retirement expert Gene Steuerle of the Urban Institute describes a potential trade-off that is bound to...

Published February 13, 2015

Solvency Isn’t Social Security’s Only Problem

By Eugene Steuerle Thu, May 30, 2013

We need to reform the program’s benefit structure, now misaligned with its original anti-poverty goals, as much as we need to reform its financing structure, writes the Urban Institute...

Published May 30, 2013

Don’t Subsidize ‘Middle-Age Retirement’

By Eugene Steuerle Wed, Mar 16, 2011

The author argues that his fellow liberals shouldn’t oppose an increase in the minimum age for claiming Social Security.

Published March 16, 2011

How Social Security Can Make Up for Lost Pensions

By Eugene Steuerle Wed, Jul 14, 2010

Under my plan, the SSA would tell people their benefit at a specific retirement age (either an earliest age or a "normal" age). Then it would show a simple...

Published July 15, 2010

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Articles by Author: Eugene Steuerle

The ‘Save Our Social Security Act of 2016’: A Major Step Toward Reform

Social Security Spousal Benefits Still Unfair

Tax Corporations Less, and Capital Gains More?

Solvency Isn’t Social Security’s Only Problem

Don’t Subsidize ‘Middle-Age Retirement’

How Social Security Can Make Up for Lost Pensions

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The ‘Save Our Social Security Act of 2016’: A Major Step Toward Reform

Social Security Spousal Benefits Still Unfair

Tax Corporations Less, and Capital Gains More?

Solvency Isn’t Social Security’s Only Problem

Don’t Subsidize ‘Middle-Age Retirement’

How Social Security Can Make Up for Lost Pensions

Data Connection

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