Summary
Social insurance programs are compulsory insurance programs with certain characteristics that distinguish them from other government insurance programs. Social insurance programs in the United States have the following characteristics:
– Compulsory programs
– Floor of income
– Emphasis on social adequacy rather than individual equity
– Benefits loosely related to earnings
– Benefits prescribed by law
– No means test
– Full funding unnecessary
– Financially self-supporting
The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program, commonly called Social Security, is the most important social insurance program in the United States. The program pays monthly cash benefits to eligible beneficiaries who retire or become disabled. The ...
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