A while back, a Hot Runner Chick Mommy in China

told me that she wanted to see some links on HSAT

regarding Social Security reform.  Here you go:

From The Cato Institute:

35. Social Security Status Quo versus Reform: What's the Tradeoff?, by Jagadeesh Gokhale (July 22, 2005)

34. Noble Lies, Liberal Purposes, and Personal Retirement Accounts, by Will Wilkinson (June 28, 2005)

33. Social Security Choices for the 21st-Century Woman, by Leanne Abdnor (February 24, 2004)

32. The 6.2 Percent Solution: A Plan for Reforming Social Security, by Michael D. Tanner (February 17, 2004)

31. The Better Deal: Estimating Rates of Return under a System of Individual Accounts, by Michael D. Tanner (October 28, 2003)

30. Large Accounts and Small Cash Deficits: Increasing Personal Account Size within a Fiscally Responsible Social Security Reform Framework, by Andrew Biggs (April 25, 2003)

29. Public Opinion and Private Accounts: Measuring Risk and Confidence in Rethinking Social Security, by John Zogby, Regina Bonacci, John Bruce, Will Daley and Rebecca Wittman (January 6, 2003)

28. Retirement Finance Reform Issues Facing the European Union, by William Shipman (January 2, 2003)

27. Perspectives on the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, by Andrew Biggs (August 22, 2002)

26. The Trust Fund, the Surplus, and the Real Social Security Problem, by June O'Neill (April 9, 2002)

25. A Proposed Legal, Regulatory, and Operational Structure for an Investment-Based Social Security System, by Charles E. Rounds Jr. (February 19, 2002) 

24. No Second Best: The Unappetizing Alternatives to Social Security Privatization, by Michael D. Tanner (January 29, 2002)

23. The Impact of Social Security Reform on Low-Income Workers, by Jagadeesh Gokhale (December 6, 2001)

22. Reengineering Social Security in the New Economy, by Thomas F. Siems (January 23, 2001)

21. Social Security: Is It "A Crisis that Doesn’t Exist"?, by Andrew Biggs (October 5, 2000)

20. "Saving" Social Security Is Not Enough, by Michael D. Tanner (May 25, 2000)

19. Property Rights: The Hidden Issue of Social Security Reform, by Charles E. Rounds Jr. (April 19, 2000)

18. Social Security Is Still a Hopelessly Bad Deal for Today's Workers, by Peter Ferrara (November 29, 1999)

17. Chile's Private Pension System at 18: Its Current State and Future Challenges, by L. Jacobo Rodríguez (July 30, 1999)

16. State and Local Government Retirement Programs: Lessons in Alternatives to Social Security, by Carrie Lips (March 17, 1999)

15. Administration Costs and the Relative Efficiency of Public and Private Social Security Systems, by Robert Genetski (March 9, 1999)

14. The Moral Case for Social Security Privatization, by Daniel Shapiro (October 29, 1998)

13. Facts and Fantasies about Transition Costs, by William Shipman (October 13, 1998)

12. The Benefits of Social Security Privatization for Women, by Ekaterina Shirley and Peter Spiegler (July 20, 1998)

11. The Myth of the 2.2 Percent Solution, by Neil Howe and Richard Jackson (June 15, 1998)

10. Common Objections to a Market-Based Social Security System: A Response, by Melissa Hieger and William Shipman (July 22, 1997)

9. Social Security Privatization: One Proposal, by David Altig and Jagadeesh Gokhale (May 29, 1997)

8. A Plan for Privatizing Social Security, by Peter Ferrara (April 30, 1997)

7. Privatizing Social Security: The $10 Trillion Opportunity, by Martin Feldstein (January 31, 1997)

6. Privatizing the Social Security Trust Fund? Don't Let the Government Invest, by Krzysztof M. Ostaszewski (January 14, 1997)

5. Public Opinion and Social Security Privatization, by Michael D. Tanner (August 6, 1996)

4. Privatizing Social Security: A Big Boost for the Poor, by Michael D. Tanner (July 26, 1996)

3. Social Security: Facing the Facts, by Mark Weinberger (April 10, 1996)

2. Retiring with Dignity: Social Security vs. Private Markets, by William Shipman (August 14, 1995)

1. Dismantling the Pyramid: The How & Why of Privitizing Social Security, by Karl J. Borden (August 14, 1995)

From The Heritage Foundation:

26 March 2008
2008 Social Security Trustees Report Continues to Show the Urgent Need for Reform
By David C. John
WebMemo #1868

David C. John answers frequently asked questions about Social Security's financial outlook.

25 March 2008
Medicare and Social Security: The Challenge of Giant Entitlement Costs
By David C. John and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
WebMemo #1867

Today's report affirms the need for Congress to begin a serious overhaul of both of these vital programs.

25 February 2008
Tax Hikes, Economic Clouds, and Silver Linings: A Review of Deficits and the Economy
By J. D. Foster, Ph.D.
Backgrounder #2095

Recent empirical work using different approaches affirms the traditional view that there is a clear and robust relationship between lower taxes and higher economic output. Federal, state, and local policymakers should therefore look for every opportunity to reduce taxes, especially those that are most harmful to economic growth such as marginal tax rates and taxes on saving and investment.

19 February 2008
Rethinking Social Insurance
By Stuart M. Butler and Maya MacGuineas
The single greatest threat to the fiscal health of the United States is the runaway growth of the nation's major retirement and health care entitlement programs.

15 October 2007
Congress Should Act on Social Security "No Match" Sharing for Immigration Enforcement
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
WebMemo #1663

Rather than wait for a court battle to resolve the issue, Congress should craft legislation making it more difficult for persons unlawfully present in the United States to illegally obtain work.

24 September 2007
Congress Should Add Auto-Enrollment to the Thrift Savings Plan, But Resist Interfering in Its Investment Choices
By David. C. John
WebMemo #1637

While making enrollment in TSP easier, Congress should avoid policies that risk distracting the TSP from its core mission of improving the retirement incomes of federal workers.

29 August 2007
Restoring the American Social Contract
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
Heritage Lecture #1039

Returning to the principles of mutual obligation within a financially responsible framework will restore the American social contract to its original principles as a bargain between society and the individual, based more solidly on institutions that individuals value as integral parts of their lives, with the government dimension appropriately limited and sustainable, and more just to future generations.