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Desde hace algún tiempo el desequilibrio actuarial entre los ingresos y los pagos de prestaciones en el régimen de jubilación de la seguridad social de los Estados Unidos ha sido un tema de preocupación para los encargados de la toma de decisiones, los analistas profesionales y el público. En respuesta a este desequilibrio actuarial, el Presidente George W. Bush propuso en 2004 que se llevasen a cabo cambios en la manera en que se determinan las prestaciones de la seguridad social y que se creasen cuentas individuales de inversión bajo el rubro de la seguridad social. El debate sobre el tema fue muy animado, pero cesó totalmente a mediados de 2005. El probable legado del debate de 2004-2005 es que se fijaron límites en las futuras opciones sobre cómo tratar las dificultades financier as de los regímenes de seguridad social. Este artículo identifica dichos límites que, en su conjunto, constituyen el nuevo «modelo» de política pública para los futuros debates sobre el régimen de jubilación de la seguridad social en los Estados Unidos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For some time the actuarial imbalance between revenues and benefit payments in the Social Security retirement programme in the United States has been a concern for decision makers, professional analysts, and the public. In response to this actuarial imbalance, President George W. Bush proposed in 2004 that changes be made in the method whereby Social Security benefits are determined and that individual investment accounts be established under the rubric of Social Security. The debate over the issue was intense, but it was effectively stilled by the middle of 2005. The probable legacy of the 2004-05 debate is that limits have been placed upon future options to deal with the Social Security programme's financial difficulties. This article identifies those constraints which, together, constitute the new public policy “template” for future debates relating to the Social Security retirement programme in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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