…union activists), favor capital over labor (from the problematic preferential rate for capital gains to the ridiculous “carried interest” taxation of the compensation payments to so-called profits partners (a category…

…Plan simply assumes IC and current law benefit and cap formulae, and also adopts the Trustees tests for ‘adequacy’ ‘solvency’ and ‘actuarial balance’. For the Trustees Social Security is in…

…public. We in Mass. have another election to follow closely through Elizabeth Warren, who has a different take on the issues. Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism has a long post…

…decades, but our luck has run out. So I think that we can’t rely on ratings. This means that capital adequacy standards and prudential regulations must be based on something…

…and policymakers consider options to bring Social Security into long-term balance in ways that also address concerns about benefit adequacy.” One cannot simply glance through such dense material and numbers,…

…the Commissioner. (snip-rest of section calls for a study) SEC. 114. NONDISCRIMINATION IN BENEFITS; PARITY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER BENEFITS. (self-explanatory) SEC. 115. ENSURING ADEQUACY OF PROVIDER…

…wake up every morning thinking about monetary policy. At the OCC and OTS, agency heads wake up thinking about capital adequacy requirements and safety and soundness. Consumer protection issues are—at…

…smaller than the 1.95 percent deficit projected in last year’s report. This deficit indicates that financial adequacy of the program for the next 75 years could be restored if increases…

…basis for a broad-scale conclusion about the sexual adequacy of Republican men. Glad we got that straight. UPDATE: Noni, in comments, notes that the Ombudsman didn’t do his research, the…

…at the actual financial adequacy of such plans. How much does the average individual put in to the IRA or 401, and how much is left after many years, many…