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Publication Date: January 2009
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Brian M. Riedl; Alison Acosta Fraser
Research Area: Banking and finance; Economics
Keywords: Medicare reform; Social security; Presidential transition
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Unless Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are reformed, America faces a future of soaring taxes and government spending that will cause poor economic performance. Americans will pay onerous taxes, and future generations will have lower living standards than Americans enjoy today. It is vitally important to take up this challenge and make entitlement reform a top priority.