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THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL INDICATORS AND THEIR INTEGRATION IN THE PLANNING PROCESS IN FRANCE HAVE THE SAME MOTIVES THAT HAVE GUIDED PLANNERS IN THE UNITED STATES, POORLY CONTROLLED ECONOMIC CHANGES, THE LACK OF A COHERENT PATTERN IN THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF STATISTICS, AND THE INTERDEPENDPENCE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS CALLS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATOR OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA.

Intro -- SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY: ISSUES AND PROJECTIONS -- SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY: ISSUES AND PROJECTIONS -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY -- SOCIAL SECURITY MUST CHANGE TO MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES -- SOCIAL SECURITY HAS MADE AN ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OLDER AMERICANS -- SOCIAL SECURITY IS MORE THAN A RETIREMENT PROGRAM -- SOCIAL SECURITY PROVIDES A FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD RETIREMENT SECURITY -- CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS ARE DRIVING NEED FOR CHANGES IN SOCIAL SECURITY -- CURRENT SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM IS UNSUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG RUN -- CHOICES LIE AHEAD -- Chapter 2: CBO'S LONG-TERM PROJECTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY: 2009 UPDATE -- THE FINANCES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM -- Projected Outlays and Revenues over the Next 75 Years -- The Uncertainty of Projections of Social Security's Finances -- Summarized Outlays and Revenues -- The Trust Fund Ratio -- THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES AND BENEFITS -- First-Year Benefits -- First-Year Replacement Rates -- Lifetime Benefits -- Lifetime Payroll Taxes and Lifetime Benefits for Workers, Dependents, and Survivors -- DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS USED IN CBO'S ANALYSIS -- Assumptions about Interest, Inflation, and Unemployment for 2020 and Later -- Assumptions Underlying Projections of Gross Domestic Product and Earnings -- APPENDIX A: CHANGES IN CBO'S LONG-TERM SOCIAL SECURITY PROJECTIONS SINCE AUGUST 2008 -- APPENDIX B. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CBO'S LONG-TERM SOCIAL SECURITY PROJECTIONS AND THOSE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES -- End Notes -- Chapter 3: SOCIAL SECURITY: RAISING OR ELIMINATING THE TAXABLE EARNINGS BASE -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- Origin and History of the Taxable Earnings Base -- THE TAXABLE EARNINGS BASE -- The Taxable Earnings Base Today