Saturday, September 10, 2011

Economist's View: Ponzi Schemes vs. Social Security

Texas governor Rick Perry's wild allegations need to be rebutted.  In this piece  Mark Thoma does just that. - GWC
Economist's View: SSA Historical Research Note #25: Ponzi Schemes vs. Social Security: "In this context, it would be most accurate to describe Social Security as a transfer payment--transferring income from the generation of workers to the generation of retirees--with the promise that when current workers retiree, there will be another generation of workers behind them who will be the source of their Social Security retirement payments. So you could say that Social Security is a transfer payment, but it is not a pyramid scheme. There is a huge difference between the two, and only a superficial similarity."

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