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The Real Deal: The History and Future of Social Security - Couverture souple

Schieber, Sylvester J.; Shoven, John B.

 
9780300081497: The Real Deal: The History and Future of Social Security
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0300081499 ISBN 13 : 9780300081497
Editeur : Yale University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Will the Social Security system founder as millions of baby boomers enter their retirement years? Is the frightening vision of an impoverished old age a glimpse into the real future for Americans of the next generation? The authors of this book put debates about Social Security reform into historical perspective, consider various reform ideas, and elaborate a proposal to ensure that the system can continue to meet the claims of the retired and the disabled. Sylvester J. Schieber and John B. Shoven, leading experts on retirement issues, set forth a carefully considered plan to change the way we finance Social Security and thereby secure its future viability.
Exploring the history of the Social Security system from its origins during the Depression to its current troubled prospects, Schieber and Shoven analyze the program's economic structure and introduce the remarkable personalities who influenced its evolution. The authors show how Social Security today differs from the program Franklin D. Roosevelt envisioned and how the shift to pay-as-you-go funding has led to the system's current problems. Seen in historical context, some reform approaches are revealed as a renewal of attempts to fund Social Security through means that have repeatedly failed. The authors argue for mandatory private retirement savings accounts for workers--a proposal that would lighten retirement security burdens for future generations, avoid tax increases, and preserve the system's progressivity. This book is essential reading not only for policymakers but for anyone else who wishes to understand what Social Security reform will mean for us as a nation and as individuals.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sylvester J. Schieber is vice president of research and information at Watson Wyatt Worldwide. John B. Shoven is Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics at Stanford University.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300081499
ISBN 13 
9780300081497
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
480
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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