… options for bringing the trust funds into long-term balance. … make each individual component
balance the trust funds by itself. … Each combination balances the trust funds for the long term, …

… , the OASDI program is in long-range close actuarial balance. This actuarial balance reflects
… Because precise prediction of the future is not possible, even in the short range, both short- …

… In analyzing the actuarial status of the OASDI Trust Funds for the … the adequacy of OASDI
financing in the short range. In this … In this article, long-range actuarial balances are calculated …

… period (including beginning trust fund balances), which is 93.5 … the adequacy of OASDI
financing in the short range. In this … alternatives Il-A and II-B. In addition, the estimates based on …

… remain in close actuarial balance and OASDI benefits would not be … the adequacy of OASDI
financing in the short range. In this … for many years on the basis of alternatives I, II-A, or IIB, it …

… For the long range-the next 75 years-the Trustees estimate that the OASDI program is in
close actuarial balance based on intermediate assumptionsthat is, the average annual income …

… OASDI is funded by payroll taxes, and the OASDI trust fund … today or is projected to be in the
future. In 1980 and 2000, there … , not the absence of policy options for addressing this issue. …

… (OASDI) system is projected to be close to in balance, on average. For approximately the
next 40 years, under current projections, the combined OASDI Trust Fund is … , in the short run, …

… Table 3, which summarizes operations of the OASDI Trust Funds over the past 11 years, …
The OASDI system is said to be in close actuarial balance over the long range if the average …

… access to Treasury funding, up to a limit (its notional balance). … Clearly the options become
more appealing to the union as … (by funding a different program) in the long run this amounts …