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Railroad Retirement - March 2012 Baseline [i] (March 2012)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo10650 and id is 1 raw text is: RAILROAD RETIREMENT
(CBO March 2012 Baseline)

(fiscal year)               2012    2013     2014     2015     2016    2017     2018       2019    2020
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES
Railroad Retirement System             539,200  536,000  533,100  530,200  527,000  523,100  518,400  512,700  506,100  49
TOTAL BENEFIT OUTLAYS (in millions of dollars)
TIER I: Social Security Equivalent Benefie  6,681  6,836   7,018   7,197    7,395    7,610    7,826     8,039    8,232
TIER II: Rail Industry Pension Fund      4,785    4,943    5,090   5,229    5,352    5,461    5,553     5,623    5,681
Windfall Benefits: Dual BenefitSb           45      42       37       32       28      24       20         18      15
Totaic                                11,512   11,821   12,144  12,458   12,775   13,095   13,400    13,681   13,928   1
NOTES:
a. Tier I benefits receive a full cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which is based on the consumer price index. Tier II benefits increase by 32.5% of the 1
b. Dual benefits are partially funded via income taxes. The portion not funded by income taxes is classified as discretionary spending.
c. Total benefit outlays include benefit payments and interest on refunds of taxes.

2021    2022
)8,500 490,000
8,411   8,581
5,722   5,748
12      10
4,145  14,339
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