It is worth noting the new projections on Social Security from CBO are considerably more optimistic than the projections in the 1999 Social Security trustees report. If the economy continues to follow the more rapid growth path projected by CBO, the annual surpluses in the trust fund could persist past 2030, and the fund would not be depleted until close to 2050. This article reports on the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire the previous night. The article does not point out that the Social Security trustees project that the Social Security trust fund will be fully solvent for 34 years with no changes whatsoever. The projections from the Congressional Budget Office issued the same day imply that the trust fund will be solvent even longer.
Reporters do often correct candidates factual errors or misrepresentations.
See more on Social Security . See more on Election 2000 . This article analyzes the impact of the tax cuts proposed by George W. Bush and John McCain. The article includes a chart prepared by an accounting firm that shows the taxes that families at different income levels would pay under each plan. This article examines corporate profit reports for the 4th quarter of 1999.