Estimates of the Savings if the Social Security Benefit Formula Which Favors Short-Term Workers Was Revised
HRD-83-54
Published: May 06, 1983. Publicly Released: May 26, 1983.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO updated previous estimates of the potential savings to the social security trust funds if the short-term worker advantage were removed from benefit calculations. GAO was also asked to identify the groups and approximate numbers of individuals that currently realize this advantage and would be affected by the change.
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