A Well-tailored Safety Net: The Only Fair and Sensible Way to Save Social Security

by Graham, Jed

• ISBN13: 9780313381690
• ISBN10: 0313381690
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-22
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

This intriguing book introduces the first Social Security reform proposal tailored to meet the nation's fiscal challenges "and" care for an aging population.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
A Note on the Numbers in this Book	p. xvii
Defining an Urgent Problem	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Highlights of A Well-Tailored Safety Net Social Security Reform Proposal	p. 11
A "Very False Sense of Security"	p. 15
"A Political Fraud"	p. 21
The Price of Delay	p. 27
No Easy Answers	p. 35
"A Bad Idea"	p. 37
"It's Kind of Muddled"	p. 43
Cold Comfort	p. 49
A No-Brainer	p. 53
A Crack in the Foundation	p. 57
A Fix That Doesn't Fix Very Much	p. 61
Principles for Reform	p. 67
A Bad Comb-Over	p. 69
The Problem is Part of the Solution	p. 73
"The Obvious Thing to Do"	p. 79
A Bridge Too Far	p. 85
The Hilda & David and Irene & Bernie Tests	p. 93
Laying Out a Solution	p. 97
Old-Age Risk-Sharing	p. 99
A Fair and Constructive Sacrifice	p. 111
A Helping Hand, Not an Empty Promise	p. 125
A Well-Tailored Account Structure	p. 131
Measuring Up	p. 143
Conclusion: Key Findings to Guide Social Security Reform	p. 157
Details of a Well-Tailored Safety Net Social Security Reform Plan	p. 163
Solvency Impact of a Well-Tailored Safety Net, Billions of 2009 Dollars	p. 169
Notes	p. 171
Index	p. 191
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