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Can We Handle The Social Security Shortfall By Using Tax Incentives?
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Speaker Bio
Dr. David Axelrod received his Ph.D. in Economics from Rutgers University in 1990. He worked in finance for twenty years as an economist, consultant and actuarial analyst, including positions with Falcon Management, Volvo Finance, and Crum & Forster. He has also produced research in health economics, and on the nature of choice and well-being. Dr. Axelrod then started teaching at Montclair State University in 2013. His book "Nomics: Notes from the Economics of Time, Mind, and Spirit" was published in 2025. Dr. Axelrod provides holonomic consultation and workshops. He also plays electric bass, and has released over a dozen albums of original music
Chapters
1. Can We Handle The Social Security Shortfall By Using Tax Incentives? (00:00:00)
2. What Social Security Really Is (00:00:16)
3. Insurance vs Retirement Accounts (00:01:10)
4. Trust Funds Rise and Fall (00:02:28)
5. The 2030s Shortfall Math (00:03:14)
6. Values: Cut Benefits or Raise Taxes (00:04:11)
7. Who Relies on Benefits Most (00:05:11)
8. Why Across‑the‑Board Cuts Hurt (00:06:13)
9. A Voluntary Forego Proposal (00:06:36)
10. Tax Incentives and Net Impact (00:07:20)
11. Tradeoffs, Politics, and Priorities (00:09:25)
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