Seeking middle ground on social security reform / David Koitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koitz, David.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 489

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insurance--United States.

Insurance.

Social security--United States.

Social security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book looks at both the Republican and the Democratic Party plans for Social Security, showing how each confronts significant ideological and political hurdles. David Koitz cuts through the partisan rhetoric that has made social Security one of the most debated programs on the U.S. political scene and looks at both the Republican and the Democratic plans for Social Security, showing important flaws in each.

Contents:

Front Cover ; Title Page ; Half Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Where We are Today-The Setting for Reform ; Chapter Two: The Resilient Long-Range Problem ; Chapter Three: The Case for Insolvency-How Seriously Do We Take the Projections? ; Chapter Four: Potential First Steps-Allocating Budget Surpluses and Defining a Role for Individual Accounts ; Chapter Five: The Painful Choices-what May Work, What May Not ; Chapter Six: Where There Might Be Fertile Ground ; Notes ; Index ; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8179-9978-7

OCLC:

865331375