…ratio remains remarkable steady from around 2062 to 2080 but then takes a mild but noticeable dip to the end of the projection period. If this trend persists as we…

…from 2041 to 2037. But on inspection only about six months of that was the direct result of a revenue dip on the OAS (Old Age/Survivors) side, if the economy…

by Bruce Webb These figures show graphically what the recession has done to Social Security’s medium term outlook. Answer? Not much.. A near term dip in income is never fully…

…Dollars, Calendar Years 2008-85 [In billions]. First thing to note is that Low Cost does not mean No Cost, that dip in the ratio between 2023 and 2041 represents transfers…

…in case of a revenue dip that sent Income below Cost. Now that is a system in crisis. So time to bust myths 2 and 3. Because while you can…

…fees. The idea is to cover fully the bills of most patients in state-subsidized wards of public hospitals. Beyond that, individuals dip into their own pockets or use benefits from…

…in the share of taxes relative to GDP during the Clinton years and the dip after 2000. The chart does not say – but I suspect its projections are based…

…increase of 197,000. The dip in the recorded employment-to-population from 62.9% in August to 62.8% in September was reversed with the ratio being 62.9% in October. I guess we’ll Jack…

…years, I have grown a little softer on the Volcker FED understanding that his second dip of monetary contraction was a reaction (make that an overreaction) to Reagan’s fiscal irresponsibility….

…ARMs and Interest Only (IO) loans are increasing (with a slight dip for IOs in ’05) and the use of negatively amortizing loans (not shown) is also increasing. At the…