Appendix: Long-Term and Distributional Effects of Options That Would Modify Social Security 94
Appendix TablesTable A-1. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of the First Alternative in Option 19, "Reduce Social Security Benefits for High Earners" 95
Table A-2. Distributional Effects of the First Alternative in Option 19, "Reduce Social Security Benefits for High Earners" 96
Table A-3. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of the Second Alternative in Option 19, "Reduce Social Security Benefits for High Earners" 97
Table A-4. Distributional Effects of the Second Alternative in Option 19, "Reduce Social Security Benefits for High Earners" 98
Table A-5. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of the Third Alternative in Option 19, "Reduce Social Security Benefits for High Earners" 99
Table A-6. Distributional Effects of the Third Alternative in Option 19, "Reduce Social Security Benefits for High Earners" 100
Table A-7. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of the First Alternative in Option 20, "Establish a Uniform Social Security Benefit" 101
Table A-8. Distributional Effects of the First Alternative in Option 20, "Establish a Uniform Social Security Benefit" 102
Table A-9. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of the Second Alternative in Option 20, "Establish a Uniform Social Security Benefit" 103
Table A-10. Distributional Effects of the Second Alternative in Option 20, "Establish a Uniform Social Security Benefit" 104
Table A-11. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of Option 21, "Raise the Full Retirement Age for Social Security" 105
Table A-12. Distributional Effects of Option 21, "Raise the Full Retirement Age for Social Security" 106
Table A-13. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of Option 27, "Use an Alternative Measure of Inflation to Index Social Security and Other Mandatory Programs" 107
Table A-14. Distributional Effects of Option 27, "Use an Alternative Measure of Inflation to Index Social Security and Other Mandatory Programs" 108
Table A-15. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of the First Alternative in Option 62, "Increase the Maximum Taxable Earnings That Are Subject to... 109
Table A-16. Distributional Effects of the First Alternative in Option 62, "Increase the Maximum Taxable Earnings That Are Subject to Social Security Payroll Taxes" 110
Table A-17. Long-Term Effects on Social Security's Finances of the Second Alternative in Option 62, "Increase the Maximum Taxable Earnings That Are Subject to... 111
Table A-18. Distributional Effects of the Second Alternative in Option 62, "Increase the Maximum Taxable Earnings That Are Subject to Social Security Payroll Taxes" 112