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Title:
Social security / Debra A. Miller, book editor.
Author:
Miller, Debra A.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2013]

©2013
Call Number:
HD7125 .S5924 2013
Abstract:
Explores a variety of issues related to social security including whether social security is going bankrupt, the success of social security as a government program, how private retirement accounts might impact retirees economic security, and how to address Social Security's fiscal issues.
ISBN:
9780737762457

9780737762464
Series:
Current controversies

Current controversies series

Current controversies.
Physical Description:
170 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2033 / Social Security goes bankrupt / Social Security is not going broke / Social Security does not have serious financial problems / It is impossible for Social Security to go bankrupt / Social Security is one of the most successful US domestic programs / Social Security: a target without a cause / Social Security is one of the best tools for fighting poverty around the world / Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme / Social Security is similar to a Ponzi scheme / Outcome for Social Security is the same as a Ponzi scheme -- lower future benefits / Social Security is a mandatory Ponzi scheme that is bad for American workers / Personal savings accounts would provide real reform for Social Security / Private retirement accounts would produce much higher returns than Social Security / Personal retirement accounts would be no more risky than Social Security / Social Security is a wage replacement insurance program, not an investment program / Privatization would dismantle Social Security and offer no guarantees of future benefits / Private retirement plans could not provide the same benefits that Social Security does / Raising eligibility and retirement ages would be one way to reduce future fiscal imbalances in Social Security / Social Security should be strengthened by removing the cap on high incomes / Want to fix the economy? Start with Social Security / Mix of minor changes would fix Social Security / Social Security benefit cuts should be concentrated on high-income beneficiaries / Social Security reforms must achieve both solvency and modernization
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