Kevin Drum says that
Bob Balls endorses Robert Waldmann's proposals for Social Security.
I forgot to mention this yesterday, but the Century Foundation has published a paper by über-mega-lifetime Social Security guru Bob Ball that outlines a "relatively painless solution" for restoring Social Security to solvency. Basically, it raises the payroll cap a bit, dedicates estate tax revenue to Social Security, and invests a portion of the trust fund in the stock market.
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I argued for Balls's point two
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