Forbes: Waiting to collect your full benefits can lead to bigger gains for you and your spouse, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
MSN Money: While the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. is extremely low, health insurers should inform their subscribers who travel abroad on the best ways to protect themselves, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an article at MSN Money.
Investopedia: Baby boomers are spending more on their adult children, according to an NCPA report by Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal featured in an Investopedia article.
Forbes: Only hawks go to central banker heaven, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
Forbes: Wages should be growing faster, but the 0.7 percent increase in the Economic Cost Index is not a sign of “wage inflation,” says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
The Guardian: The UK is failing its young, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Guardian article.
FOX Business: Undocumented immigrants are the highest uninsured population in the country, and put a large strain on emergency Medicaid services, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a FOX Business article.
NCPA: Eliminating the U.S. corporate income tax would dramatically increase domestic investment, GDP, real wages, and national saving, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Laurence J. Kotlikoff.
The U.S. corporate income tax produces little revenue — only 1.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or about $288 billion in 2013. Yet the compliance, collection and avoidance costs of collecting this tax are huge.
The Week: There is a strong, worker-based case for eliminating the corporate income tax, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in an article at The Week.
Forbes: If your case is complex, consider using commercially available software which will incorporate your past and future earnings when deciding how best to maximize your benefits, suggests NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Forbes: The spouse with the shorter life expectancy should take their retirement benefits first, advises NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Forbes: The time to repeal the medical-device excise tax is now, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
The New York Times: Americans must confront the reality of Social Security’s insolvency, take action and cease hiding the massive debt we are bequeathing to our children, says NCPA Tax Analysis Center Director Laurence J. Kotlikoff in today’s New York Times.
Forbes: Waiting to take your spousal benefit until your full retirement age can help you maximize your overall benefits, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Forbes: NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer thanks Milton Friedman for his contributions to economics and school choice in a Forbes commentary.
Forbes: Doing your research is an important step in maximizing your Social Security benefits, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes op-ed.
Inside Health Policy: Medicare cuts have not been as bad as anticipated when the Affordable Care Act was passed, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an Inside Health Policy article.
Bankrate: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick finds a “refreshing note of reality” in this year’s Medicare Trustees’ report, according to a Bankrate article.
Hawaii Free Press: Congressman Paul Ryan’s Opportunity Grant should facilitate recipients moving out of dependency and into self-reliance, says NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham in a Hawaii Free Press commentary.
Forbes: We are getting closer to the FOMC’s desired 2 percent inflation rate, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
CNS News: Social Security’s twenty-three trillion dollar debt, which “swamps” the $13 trillion of official debt in the hands of the public, will only keep growing unless reforms are made, warns NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a CNS News article.
National Review Online: The dramatic surge in the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border could turn into a tragedy for all foster-care children, forcing them to live within a broken system that will only deteriorate under the new strain, cautioned NCPA Senior Fellow Richard McKenzie in a National Review commentary.