The Real Deal: The History and Future of Social Security
Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 1999
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- Title
- The Real Deal: The History and Future of Social Security
- Author
- Schieber, Mr. Sylvester J.; Shoven, Mr. John B.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0300081480
- ISBN 13
- 9780300081480
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 programs 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 systems 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 systems 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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The 2000 elections will inevitably present the public with another opportunity to hear all the candidates offer various and contradictory solutions for saving Social Security. But it's difficult for the average person to sort through the proposals or to understand the dimensions of the problem. This book is a wonderful primer on these issues. Schieber (vice president, Watson Wyatt Worldwide) and Shoven (economics, Stanford) deliver a thorough history of the origins and development of the Social Security program. They then turn to a balanced analysis of the major problem facing the systemAkeeping it solvent as the baby boomers retire without drastically raising payroll taxes or decreasing benefits. Although the authors explain and analyze the major alternatives presented by politicians and economists over the past 20 years, they also present their own proposal. Some readers may find their ideas (like mandatory private retirement accounts) too drastic, but to the authors' credit, they don't shrink from controversy. This is an excellent book that anyone interested in understanding the Social Security system and its future should read.AThomas J. Baldino, Wilkes Univ., Wilkes-Barre, PA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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