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General Background
  1. How Today's Social Security Works by David C. John (March 2, 2005)
  2. The Top 10 Myths About Social Security Reform David C. John (September 30, 2004)
  3. How to Fix Social Security by David C. John (November 17, 2004)
  4. How Uncurbed Entitlements Will Force Large Tax Increases by Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. (July 14, 2004)
  5. “The Seven Principles of Social Security Reform” by David C. John (September 2, 2004)
  6. Using Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts to Create Family Nest Eggs by David C. John (September 10, 2004)
  7. Behind Social Security's Big Numbers by Andrew Grossman (February 10, 2005) 
  8. Social Security’s Inevitable Future by David C. John (March 21, 2005)
  9. Social Security’s Rate of Return by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (January 15, 1998)
  10. Providing Social Security Benefits in the Future: A Review of the Social Security System and Plans to Reform It by David C. John (March 25, 2004)
  11. Peace of Mind in Retirement: Making Future Generations Better Off by Fixing Social Security by William W. Beach, Alfredo B. Goyburu, Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D., David C. John, Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D., and Thomas Bingel (September 10, 2004)
The Budget and Entitlement Spending
  1. Rising Benefit Levels Drive Social Security’s Fiscal Crisis by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. (January 19, 2005)
  2. The Costs of Transitioning To a Solvent Social Security System by David C. John and William W. Beach (July 13, 1999)
  3. How Uncurbed Entitlements Will Force Large Tax Increases by Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. (July 14, 2004)
  4. What Is the Real Reason to Worry about the Deficit? by Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. (June 8, 2004)
  5. A Poor Critique: Personal Retirement Accounts and Transition Costs by Alison Acosta Fraser (September 2, 2004)
  6. Bush’s Progressive Indexation Plan: A Key Step to Preserve Social Security by David C. John and Stuart Butler (May 2, 2005)
  7. A Guide to the 2005 Social Security Trustees’ Report by David C. John (March 24, 2005)
  8. Behind Social Security's Big Numbers by Andrew Grossman (February 10, 2005)
  9. Social Security’s Inevitable Future by David C. John (March 21, 2005)
  10. The Top 10 Myths About Social Security Reform by David C. John (September 30, 2004)
  11. The Seven Principles of Social Security Reform by David C. John (September 2, 2004)
  12. Providing Social Security Benefits in the Future: A Review of the Social Security System and Plans to Reform It by David C. John (March 25, 2004)
  13. Add-On Accounts: At Best, a Bad Fix for Social Security by David C. John (March 14, 2005)
  14. Why Reforming Social Security Is Not About Saving the Trust Fund by David C. John (March 3, 2003)
The Economy
  1. Social Security Reform Helps Small Business by James Morrison, Ph.D. (October 17, 2001)
  2. The Unacceptable Costs of Raising Payroll Taxes to "Save" Social Security by Rea S. Hederman, Jr., William W. Beach, and Andrew Grossman (January 13, 2005)
  3. Raising the Social Security Wage Cap Would Hurt Small Businesses” by Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D., J. Scott Moody, and Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D. (April 19, 2005)
  4. Keep the Social Security Wage Cap: Nearly a Million Jobs Hang in the Balance by Rea S. Hederman, Jr., Tracy L. Foertsch, Ph.D., and Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (April 22, 2005)
  5. Reversing the Bush Tax Cuts Would Not Fix Social Security by Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and Andrew Grossman (April 19, 2005)
  6. Removing Social Security’s Tax Cap on Wages Would Do More Harm Than Good by D. Mark Wilson (October 17, 2001)
  7. Faster Economic Growth Will Not Solve the Social Security Crisis by Gareth G. Davis (February 2, 2000)
  8. Ten Deceptive Myths About Social Security, the Budget and the Economy by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. (August 23, 2001)
  9. Government-Controlled Investment: The Wrong Answer to the Wrong Question by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. (April 11, 2005)
  10. CRS Report Says Government Investment Won't Save Social Security by David C. John (December 21, 1998)
  11. The Costs of Transitioning To a Solvent Social Security System by David C. John and William W. Beach (July 13, 1999)
  12. The Impact of Removing Social Security’s Tax Cap on Wages by Gareth G. Davis and D. Mark Wilson (January 19, 1999)
Immigration
  1. Faster Economic Growth Will Not Solve the Social Security Crisis by Gareth G. Davis (February 2, 2000)
  2. Why Critics of Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts Are Wrong by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. (February 4, 2000)
  3. How a U.S.-Mexico Social Security Agreement Can Benefit Both Nations by David C. John and Stephen Johnson (January 16, 2003)
Investments and Risk
  1. PRA Basics: Locking in Earnings with Lifespan Accounts by David C. John (February 4, 2005)
  2. Structuring and Regulating Individual Social Security Accounts by David C. John (January 21, 2000)
  3. Continued Bear Markets Do Not Hurt the Case for Social Security Retirement Accounts by David C. John (September 16, 2002)
  4. Why Critics of Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts are Wrong by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. (February 4, 2000)
  5. The Top 10 Myths About Social Security Reform by David C. John (September 30, 2004)
  6. Michael Kinsley’s “Meathead Proposition” Reveals Why Actors Make Poor Financial Advisors by David C. John (March 4, 2005)
  7. Bear Markets Do Not Hurt the Case for Social Security Retirement Accounts by David C. John (May 1, 2001)
  8. Social Security’s Rate of Return: A Reply to Our Critics by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (December 11, 1998)
  9. Reforming Social Security: A Change in the Climate of Opinion by William G. Shipman (February 3, 2003)
Minorities
  1. Hispanic Americans’ Growing Stake in Social Security Reform by Naomi Lopez Bauman (August 22, 2001)
  2. Social Security’s Rate of Return for Hispanic Americans by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (March 27, 1998)
  3. Social Security’s Rate of Return by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (January 15, 1998)
  4. “How Personal Retirement Accounts Create Wealth for Low and Moderate-Income Families” by The Heritage Foundation (August 15, 2001)
  5. Social Security Reform Must Protect the Benefits of the Disabled by David C. John (May 28, 2003)
  6. Using Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts to Create Family Nest Eggs by David C. John (September 10, 2004)
  7. Peace of Mind in Retirement: Making Future Generations Better Off by Fixing Social Security by William W. Beach, Alfredo B. Goyburu, Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D., David C. John, Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D., and Thomas Bingel (September 10, 2004)
  8. A Look at Who Pays the Payroll Tax by D. Mark Wilson (August 30, 2001)
  9. The Top 10 Myths About Social Security Reform David C. John (September 30, 2004)
  10. Social Security’s Rate of Return: A Reply to Our Critics by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (December 11, 1998)
Ownership and Wealth Creation
  1. Using Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts to Create Family Nest Eggs by David C. John (September 10, 2004)
  2. How Personal Retirement Accounts Create Wealth for Low and Moderate-Income Families by The Heritage Foundation (August 15, 2001)
  3. What Could Have Been: How PRAs Would Have Benefited the Baby Boomers by Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (March 29, 2005)
  4. The Bush Plan To Reform Social Security: Case Studies from the Heritage PRA Calculator by Rea S. Hederman, Jr. (April 18, 2005)
  5. Women and Social Security Reform by The Heritage Foundation (February 6, 2001)
  6. PRA Basics: Locking in Earnings with Lifespan Accounts by David C. John (February 4, 2005)
  7. Peace of Mind in Retirement: Making Future Generations Better Off by Fixing Social Security by William W. Beach, Alfredo B. Goyburu, Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D., David C. John, Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D., and Thomas Bingel (September 10, 2004)
  8. Social Security and the Baby Boomers: What Could Have Been by Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (February 24, 2005)
  9. What If the Baby Boomers Had Personal Retirement Accounts? An Analysis of Retirement Security for Americans Age 40–58 by Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (February 10, 2005)
 
The Payroll Tax Cap
  1. Keep the Social Security Wage Cap: Nearly a Million Jobs Hang in the Balance by Rea S. Hederman, Jr., Tracy L. Foertsch, Ph.D., and Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (April 22, 2005)
  2. Raising the Social Security Wage Cap Would Hurt Small Businesses by Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D., J. Scott Moody, and Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D. (April 19, 2005)
  3. “Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap Does Not Fix Social Security” by David C. John (February 16, 2005)
  4. AARP’s Social Security Plan Would Raise Taxes for AARP Members Without Fixing Social Security by Rea Hederman, Jr., and Tracy Foertsch (March 7, 2005)
  5. The Impact of Removing Social Security’s Tax Cap on Wages by Gareth G. Davis and D. Mark Wilson (January 19, 1999)
  6. Removing Social Security's Tax Cap on Wages Would Do More Harm Than Good by D. Mark Wilson (October 17, 2001)
  7. A Look at Who Pays the Payroll Tax by D. Mark Wilson(August 30, 2001)
Personal Accounts
  1. Manipulating Numbers: The Mythical $940 Billion Fee for Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts by David C. John (September 24, 2004)
  2. PRA Basics: Locking in Earnings with Lifespan Accounts by David C. John (February 4, 2005)
  3. PRA Basics: How the President's Plan Prevents Unfair Double-Dipping by David C. John (February 5, 2005)
  4. Structuring and Regulating Individual Social Security Accounts” by David C. John (January 21, 2000)
  5. The Costs of Managing Individual Social Security Accounts by David C. John and Gareth G. Davis (December 3, 1998)
  6. The Top 10 Myths About Social Security Reform David C. John (September 30, 2004)
  7. How to Fix Social Security by David C. John (November 17, 2004)
  8. Bold and Responsible: The President's Plan To Improve Retirement Security by David C. John (February 3, 2005)
  9. Why Critics of Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts are Wrong by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. (February 4, 2000)
  10. Social Security Commission Report Shows Value and Feasibility of Individual Accounts by David C. John (January 11, 2002)
  11. Reforming Social Security: A Change in the Climate of Opinion by William G. Shipman (February 3, 2003)
Rate of Return
  1. Social Security’s Rate of Return by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (January 15, 1998)
  2. Social Security’s Rate of Return: A Reply to Our Critics by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (December 11, 1998)
  3. Social Security’s Rates of Return for Union Households by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (September 7, 1998)
  4. Social Security’s Rate of Return for Hispanic Americans by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (March 27, 1998)
  5. Women and Social Security Reform by The Heritage Foundation (February 6, 2001)
Seniors and AARP
  1. AARP’s Social Security Plan Would Raise Taxes for AARP Members Without Fixing Social Security by Rea Hederman, Jr., and Tracy Foertsch (March 7, 2005)
  2. “Guaranteeing Retirees’ Social Security Benefits: An Important First Step Towards Reform” by David C. John (March 8, 2002)
  3. The Seven Principles of Social Security Reform by David C. John (September 2, 2004)
  4. Bold and Responsible: The President's Plan To Improve Retirement Security by David C. John (February 3, 2005)
  5. Congress Should Give Retirees a Guarantee to Their Social Security Benefits by David C. John (July 26, 2001)
Solvency and Benefits
  1. Bush’s Progressive Indexation Plan: A Key Step to Preserve Social Security by David C. John and Stuart Butler (May 2, 2005)
  2. How the President’s Plan Benefits Younger Workers by Rea S. Hederman, Jr. (May 2, 2005)
  3. The Bush Plan To Reform Social Security: Case Studies from the Heritage PRA Calculator by Rea S. Hederman, Jr. (April 18, 2005)
  4. Would Social Security Reform Lead to a 40 Percent Cut in Benefits? by David C. John and Keith Miller (February 4, 2005)
  5. Providing Social Security Benefits in the Future: A Review of the Social Security System and Plans to Reform It by David C. John (March 25, 2004)
  6. Rising Benefit Levels Drive Social Security’s Fiscal Crisis by Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D. (January 19, 2005)
  7. How to Fix Social Security by David C. John (November 17, 2004)
  8. The Top 10 Myths About Social Security Reform David C. John (September 30, 2004)
  9. Faster Economic Growth Will Not Solve the Social Security Crisis by Gareth Davis (February 3, 2000)
  10. Social Security’s $20 Trillion Shortfall: Why Reform is Needed by Daniel J. Mitchell (June 22,1998)
  11. A Guide to the New 2005 Social Security Trustees’ Report by David C. John (March 24, 2005)
  12. The Myth of 40 Percent Benefit Reductions Under Social Security Reform by David C. John (August 21, 2001)
Taxes
  1. Reversing the Bush Tax Cuts Would Not Fix Social Security by Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and Andrew Grossman (April 19, 2005)
  2. The Unacceptable Costs of Raising Payroll Taxes to "Save" Social Security by Rea S. Hederman, Jr., William W. Beach, and Andrew Grossman (January 13, 2005)
  3. Keep the Social Security Wage Cap: Nearly a Million Jobs Hang in the Balance by Rea S. Hederman, Jr., Tracy L. Foertsch, Ph.D., and Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (April 22, 2005)
  4. Raising the Social Security Wage Cap Would Hurt Small Businesses” by Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D., J. Scott Moody, and Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D. (April 19, 2005)
  5. AARP’s Social Security Plan Would Raise Taxes for AARP Members Without Fixing Social Security by Rea Hederman, Jr., and Tracy Foertsch (March 7, 2005)
  6. Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap Does Not Fix Social Security by David C. John (February 16, 2005)
  7. A Look at Who Pays the Payroll Tax by D. Mark Wilson (August 30, 2001)
  8. Removing Social Security’s Tax Cap on Wages Would Do More Harm Than Good by D. Mark Wilson (October 18, 2001)
  9. The Impact of Removing Social Security’s Tax Cap on Wages by Gareth G. Davis and D. Mark Wilson (January 19, 1999)
Women and Families
  1. Women and Social Security Reform by The Heritage Foundation (February 6, 2001)
  2. Using Social Security Personal Retirement Accounts to Create Family Nest Eggs by David C. John (September 10, 2004)
  3. Peace of Mind in Retirement: Making Future Generations Better Off by Fixing Social Security by William W. Beach, Alfredo B. Goyburu, Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D., David C. John, Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D., and Thomas Bingel (September 10, 2004)
  4. How Personal Retirement Accounts Create Wealth for Low and Moderate-Income Families by The Heritage Foundation (August 15, 2001)
  5. The Bush Plan To Reform Social Security: Case Studies from the Heritage PRA Calculator by Rea S. Hederman, Jr. (April 18, 2005)
  6. What Could Have Been: How PRAs Would Have Benefited the Baby Boomers by Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (arch 29, 2005)
  7. Why Americans Should Own Their Social Security Retirement Benefits by David C. John (December 11, 1998)
  8. Social Security and the Baby Boomers: What Could Have Been by Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (February 24, 2005)
  9. What If the Baby Boomers Had Personal Retirement Accounts? An Analysis of Retirement Security for Americans Age 40–58 by Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.(February 10, 2005)
Union Members
  1. Social Security’s Rates of Return for Union Households by William W. Beach and Gareth G. Davis (September 7, 1998)
  2. Don’t Place Stock in Big Labor by David C. John (April 12, 2005)
  3. Keep the Social Security Wage Cap: Nearly a Million Jobs Hang in the Balance by Rea S. Hederman, Jr., Tracy L. Foertsch, Ph.D., and Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D. (April 22, 2005)
  4. Removing Social Security's Tax Cap on Wages Would Do More Harm Than Good by D. Mark Wilson(October 17, 2001)

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