Promises to keep
Subtitle: saving social security's dream
By: by Marshall N. Carter and William G. Shipman.
Contributors: Shipman, William G., 1945-
Publisher: Regnery Publishing; Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Old age pensions -- United States.; Pensions -- United States.; Social security -- United States.
Description: Carter and Shipman - who have spent their careers building retirement investments for individuals, institutions, and nations - show how we can gradually replace the Social Security system while fully guaranteeing full benefits to all Americans. Their solution would allow people the freedom to invest their FICA taxes in financial assets that more than meet retirement needs at a fraction of Social Security's cost. Under their plan, financial security for all retirees would.

Be more certain, worker's taxes would be cut, and the nation's staggering unfunded Social Security liability would drop by 60 percent. Disability and hospital insurance would continue as they are - neither would be altered even slightly. Promises to Keep is not a doomsday book. Nor is it a jargon-filled economics text. Rather, it is a book that points to a secure future for all Americans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-242) and index.