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January 2021 by mimi park

US Social Security System: Effects of Pandemic and Recession

The Office of the Chief Actuary for the US Social Security system has released an information note that provides an updated baseline for the actuarial status of the OASDI trust funds, reflecting the estimated effects of the covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing precipitous recession. The 2020 Trustees Report that was prepared and released early in […]

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December 2020 by mimi park

Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Sir Stafford Cripps

Sir Stafford Cripps was one of the distinguished Labour Party politicians of Britain’s post WW2 era alongside Attlee, Bevin, Morrison, and Dalton. Cripps was appointed President of the Board of Trade by Prime Minister Attlee in 1945, and was subsequently able to apply his expertise on trade in his role as Chancellor of the Exchequer […]

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November 2020 by mimi park

Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Hugh Dalton

Hugh Dalton served as Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1945-47 with the responsibility for managing the transition from Britain’s wartime economy to a peacetime framework.  Dalton was a prominent Labour Party leader and renowned economist of his time; he is best known for his theory on income, known as the Pigou-Dalton principle, presented in […]

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October 2020 by mimi park

Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Ernest Bevin

Ernest Bevin was Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the post WW2 period 1945-51. Bevin recognized that Britain needed strong allies and international relationships in order to recover from the disastrous economic and geopolitical effects of the war. To reach this goal, Bevin forged a special diplomatic relationship with the United States. He […]

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September 2020 by mimi park

Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Herbert Morrison

Herbert Morrison was the British Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons during the period 1945-51. The Labour government owes much of its postwar success to Morrison, whose outstanding organizational and leadership skills provided the management and direction for the restructuring of the British economy after WW2. He was one of the […]

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August 2020 by mimi park

Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Aneurin Bevan

Aneurin Bevan served as the Minister of Health in Attlee’s Labour government in the post-WW2 period. Bevan’s political ability and oratorical skill earned him the respect of The Times as “the Labour Party’s most brilliant member in debate”.  The son of a Welsh coal miner, Bevan witnessed the condition of the working class, including poverty, […]

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Commentary

The Buffin Foundation publishes a newsletter titled Commentary that presents a single page review and analysis of a timely topics related to finance and investment, social security, pensions and retirement issues, or global economic trends and developments.

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Most Recent Posts

  • US Social Security System: Effects of Pandemic and Recession January 2021
  • Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Sir Stafford Cripps December 2020
  • Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Hugh Dalton November 2020
  • Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Ernest Bevin October 2020
  • Britain’s Post WW2 Economic Recovery / Profiles in Leadership: Herbert Morrison September 2020

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