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Maybe you are misremembering. The Greenspan Commission was the last time we significantly amended social security to avoid these problems, and it was in the 80s
by Schiendelman 3mo ago
Maybe you are misremembering. The Greenspan Commission was the last time we significantly amended social security to avoid these problems, and it was in the 80s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspan_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspan_Commission
- seanmcdirmid 3mo agoGreenspan commission wasn’t a prediction. They used a previous pay as you go model that was simply broke at that time (and had been for awhile$, leading to the current pay for the future model. They then made predictions that the new system would be solvent way past 2033.
- Schiendelman 3mo agoSee my more complete history here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48961349 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48961349