Stabilizing Social Security--Which Wage Measure Would Best Align Benefit Increases With Revenue Increases
IMTEC-85-13
Published: Aug 27, 1985. Publicly Released: Sep 26, 1985.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the federally available wage measures to determine which would: (1) provide an accurate alignment of social security benefit payment increases with revenue increases; and (2) be compatible with the wage adjustments that exist in other parts of the social security program.
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Cost of livingEconomic stabilizationFederal social security programsIncome statisticsPrice indexesWage surveysUnemploymentBenefit paymentsCensusInflation