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Social Security is the foundation of retirement and disability income support in the United States. The age-qualified OASI program, health-qualified SSDI program, and means-based SSI program together provide income streams totaling $1.4 trillion annually to over 70 million beneficiaries, or over 20 percent of the U.S. population. Most of the other 80 percent of Americans can anticipate benefits from one or more Social Security programs at some point in their lifetimes, based on their own work history, the work history of a spouse or parent, or from SSI. Thus, Social Security is imbedded in the social and economic fabric and lifecycle planning of nearly every American household.
Some of the research reported herein was performed pursuant to grants #RRC08098400, #DRC12000002, #RDR18000003, and #RDR23000006 from the US Social Security Administration (SSA) funded as part of the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium. The opinions and conclusions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not represent the opinions or policy of NBER, SSA or any agency of the Federal Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the contents of this report. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.