The Business Edge
The Business Edge
Feliciano School of Business
Can We Handle The Social Security Shortfall By Using Tax Incentives?
11 minutes Posted Oct 14, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
What Social Security Really Is
Insurance vs Retirement Accounts
Trust Funds Rise and Fall
The 2030s Shortfall Math
Values: Cut Benefits or Raise Taxes
Who Relies on Benefits Most
Why Across‑the‑Board Cuts Hurt
A Voluntary Forego Proposal
Tax Incentives and Net Impact
Tradeoffs, Politics, and Priorities
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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...