AGE and Mobilize.org have assembled a variety resources for participants to review in preparation for YES. Youth Entitlement Summit
 
2008 presented by: resources
 
       Spreadsheet:  2007 historical and "intermediate" population estimates of the SSA Fortune: Alan Greenspan interview on baby boomer retirement costs Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speech on Generational Equity Economic impacts of global aging, Center for Strategic and International Studies Brookings Institution, Gale & Orszag paper on economic impacts of budget deficits Standard & Poors, 2004 study on aging country deficits and bond ratings Paul Ginsburg powerpoint: Healthcare 101 Phillip Longman: Chapter 1 from “Best Care Anywhere” (about the Veterans Admin.) Health Affairs: Health spending by age Health Affairs: 2007 report on U.S. health spending by state and region Federal Reserve Board: “The Sustainability of U.S. Health Cost Growth” McKinsey Global report on U.S. health costs Spreadsheet:  2007, Medicare Trustees estimate of how Supplemental Medical Insurance (Parts B and D) premiums and co-payments will affect the adequacy of Social Security cash benefits CBO, 2007 Long Term Health Spending report Health Affairs: paper on how US health costs compare with other countries CRS, 2007 report on retirement incomes Spreadsheet:  Misc. estimates of Medicare spending by household income SSA, 2004 study of returns on contributions by birth year under social security CRS, 2006 Elderly Incomes Paper Urban Institute, 2003 study on impact of rising health costs on elderly incomes Boston College, 2005 - How Much Is the Working-Age Population Saving? Spreadsheet:  2004 voter participation by age, Census Bureau, with projections of voter shares by age for 2024, 2030, 2040 Brookings, 2007 Sawhill Speech on Generational Equity Brookings Institution and Pew, Economic Mobility in America Spreadsheet:  2006, SSA estimate of fiscal impact of lifting the Social Security wage cap without raising the benefit calculation limit. Spreadsheet:  1979-2005, Effective Tax Rates, CBO NBER, 2005 international study on how taxes affect birthrates OECD, 1997 study on how taxes affect growth OECD, 2004 comparison of effective tax rates in the European Union Spreadsheet:  2007 Long Term Budget Outlook, CBO Spreadsheet:  2007 Historical budget numbers, Congressional Budget Office Standard & Poors, 2004 study on aging country deficits and bond ratings CBO, 2007 Long Term Budget Outlook Testimony CBO 2007 budget options paper
 
 
 Association of Young Americans, Issue Paper on Social Security Association of Young Americans, Issue Paper on Deficits & Debt Mobilize.org, Young Person Budget Guide Mobilize.org, Young Person Health Care Guide Mobilize.org, Young Person Social Security Guide