Assessing the impact of income tax, social security tax, and health care spending on U.S. saving rates

Auerbach, Alan J.; Gokhale, Jagadeesh; Kotlikoff, Laurence J.

Journal Article

Assessing the impact of income tax, social security tax, and health care spending on U.S. saving rates

Abstract: An assessment of the effects of proposed reductions in income and Social Security taxes on middle-income Americans and of cuts in health care spending, using the generational accounting method to examine their likely impact on both current and future national saving rates.