Reforming Social Security
Subtitle: For Ourselves and Our Posterity
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: August 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780275970444
Subjects: Central government policies; Welfare & benefit systems; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Sociology; USA; Economic Conditions; Public Policy - General; Public Policy - Social Security; Political Science / Public Policy; Finance; Social Security; United States
First sentence: Imagine that you are the president of the United States in the year 2027, grappling with a Social Security program on the verge of bankruptcy.
Description: "Blahous contends that Social Security is ill-equipped to withstand the effects of an aging population and will impose excessive tax burdens upon future Americans unless its course is changed. Far from a doomsday tract, however, the book provides instances of proposals that would satisfactorily avert this course, if only the political will is mustered to implement them.

Blahous argues for the program developed by the National Commission on Retirement Policy, but also offers positive descriptions of plausible alternatives as well as unsparing criticism of those who would "cook the books" in defense of either current law or high-cost alternatives.

Reforming Social Security is sure to disturb ideologues from all parts of the political spectrum, because of its frank willingness to expose the costs of different approaches as well as the self-interest so often pursued by interest groups, political actors, and "Social Security experts." This book is an important analysis for the general public as well as policy makers and others concerned with social security issues."--BOOK JACKET.