THE NET IMPACT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM ON THE POOR
In: Public policy, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 159-178
ISSN: 0033-3646
THIS STUDY FINDS THAT LIFETIME CONTRIBUTIONS TO OASI BY LOW EARNERS MAKE THEM ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER OFF THAN HAD THEY RELIED SOLELY ON SSI. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE INTERACTION OF SSI ON OASI LEAD TO SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE CURRENT OASI-SSI SYSTEM AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUING POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR IT.