Econ Comments & Analysis
WSJ | Your Lifetime Social Security Taxes and Benefits
For both your own planning purposes and a better understanding of looming budget battles in Washington, check out a new report: "Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Benefits Over a Lifetime: 2013 Update." The study, from the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research and educational group, offers a look at the taxes you will contribute to, and the benefits you are likely to receive from, these two programs in your lifetime.