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circum-stances.In the United States,the SocialSecurity program has been in operationfor 60 years and has expanded over timein terms of both payroll tax rates and percapita benefits.The manner in whichsuch programs are financed and themethods used to provide retirement andother benefits exert a significant influ-ence on national saving,the labor sup-ply,and ultimately,economic growth.  \nBecause a sizable chunk of the U.S.pop-ulation is expected to begin retiring rela-tively soon,the rationale,operation,andmagnitude of the Social Security systemare likely to come under increasinglyintense scrutiny by policymakers and thepublic alike.Several interest groups areadvocating a downsizing of the system,and the Commission for the Reform ofEntitlements,appointed by PresidentClinton,recently recommended that aportion of Social Security be privatized.  \nReforms of public pension systems havebeen implemented or are being contem-plated in several nations.The reformeffort in Chile,which moved the countrytoward privatization in the early 1980s,has been hailed as an unequivocal suc-cess because it transformed a systemheaded for bankruptcy into one with sig-nificant reserves and the capacity to pro-vide retirement benefits at high rates ofreplacement.?Argeitina,Australia,Bolivia,Columbia,the United Kingdom,and Peru may soon follow suit.This Eco-nomic Commentary takes a brief look at  \n# Should Social Security Be Privatized?\n\nthe rationale for public pension pro-grams,discusses the evolution of theU.S.Social Security system,and exam-ines the issue of privatization.  \n# ■ Rationales for Public Funding\n\nThere are three main rationales for pub-lic intervention in retirement funding.The primary concern is that a large frac-tion of the population will not save andinsure adequately during their high-earning years and thus will arrive atretirement in poverty.Both high and lowearners could end up with insufficientresources because of a lackof foresightabout their future needs,an intense desirefor current consumption despite anappreciation of future needs,or misinfor-mation about future earning prospectsand disability/mortality probabilities.  \nBecause of the uncertainty surroundingone's longevity,it makes sense to investretirement savings in annuities that pro-vide a steady income until death.Hence,a second rationale for public interventionis that the private market for annuities isthin or that annuities are priced unfairlybecause of informational problems.Anyone offering actuarially fair annu-ities would attract only relatively healthyindividuals with very low mortalityprobabilities,thus making actuariallyfair pricing unprofitable.This kind ofinformational problem also affects pri-vate disability,spousal,and survivorinsurance.A government,however,canovercome this problem by mandatinguniversal coverage through a retirementinsurance program that pays benefits inthe form of annuities—like the SocialSecurity System in the United States.BEST COPYAVAILABLE  \nSeptember 15,1995  \nThe challenge of providing incomesecurity for a growing number ofretirees promises to place SocialSecurity reform at the center offuture economic debates.Althoughthe system is projected to be solventover the next three-and-a halfdecades,its current and prospectivetransactions with the general govern-ment budget make it an integral partof the nation's overall fiscal policy.Hence,judging its solvency indepen-dently may prove misleading.  \nThe third major rationale for public pen-sion support is that it is impossible forthe private market to provide mecha-nisms for risk-sharing between livingand unbom generations.If one genera-tion suffers through a war or a severeeconomic depression,there is no way forprivate insurers to spread any of thecosts of these events to future genera-tions.But the government can do so byproviding benefits to t","cbCaiuKcsdMw48gV","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuKcsdMw48gV","pdf",1360206,"English","# Should Social Security Be Privatized?\n# ■ 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