The Brookings Blueprint would reduce the 10-year budget impact of Social Security by $2.3 trillion

10-Year Social Security Budget Savings (Billions of $)

Interaction Effect
Coverage & Transfers
Benefit Reduction
Revenue Enhancements
Bolstering Benefits
$1,492
$877
$339
−$541
$124
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Note: Interaction Effect refers to the budget impact of the interplay between the policies if they all were to be adopted. Adopting one but not another would alter that effect.