Saving social security a balanced approach
Diamond, Peter A Orszag, Peter R
Saving social security a balanced approach - Washington Brookings Institution Press 2004 - viii,287p. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brief overview of Social Security -- Goals for Social Security reform -- Social Security's long-term deficit -- A balanced three-part plan to shore up Social Security -- Strengthening Social Security's effectiveness as social insurance -- Implications of our reform plan for benefits and revenue -- Individual accounts -- Questions and answers about our balanced reform plan -- Conclusions -- Appendixes: A. Social Security and national saving -- B. Trends in retirement age -- C. How the legacy debt arose: A simplified example -- D. Characteristics of tax-favored defined-contribution plans -- E. Should the trust fund invest in the stock market? -- F. Comparisons with models 2 and 3 of the President's Commission -- G. Memorandum from the Office of the Chief Actuary.
0815718381
2003022639
Social security--United States.
Retirement income--Government policy--United States.
Old age pensions--United States.
HD7125 / .D525 2004
368.4300973 / DI-S
Saving social security a balanced approach - Washington Brookings Institution Press 2004 - viii,287p. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brief overview of Social Security -- Goals for Social Security reform -- Social Security's long-term deficit -- A balanced three-part plan to shore up Social Security -- Strengthening Social Security's effectiveness as social insurance -- Implications of our reform plan for benefits and revenue -- Individual accounts -- Questions and answers about our balanced reform plan -- Conclusions -- Appendixes: A. Social Security and national saving -- B. Trends in retirement age -- C. How the legacy debt arose: A simplified example -- D. Characteristics of tax-favored defined-contribution plans -- E. Should the trust fund invest in the stock market? -- F. Comparisons with models 2 and 3 of the President's Commission -- G. Memorandum from the Office of the Chief Actuary.
0815718381
2003022639
Social security--United States.
Retirement income--Government policy--United States.
Old age pensions--United States.
HD7125 / .D525 2004
368.4300973 / DI-S