Social Security: What Every Taxpayer Should Know
by By Robertson, A. Haeworth
Category: Political Science , Public Policy , Social Security

Published by the Retirement Policy Institute (PO Box 240242, Charlotte, NC 28224), founded in 1986 by the author, who was Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration from 1975 to 1978.  Robertson presents basic background information (e.g. who pays for social security and how much) and informed commentary on selected topics, among them, getting our money's worth, social security as a determinant of behavior, the great American retirement dream, social insurance in perspective. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.