Straight Shooting on Social Security
Straight Shooting on Social Security

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-09

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781983623400

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Straight shooting on social security : hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, Washington, DC, December 10, 2001.

Social Security Modernization: Options to Address Solvency and Benefit Adequacy
Social Security Modernization: Options to Address Solvency and Benefit Adequacy

Author: Herb Kohl

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 143793434X

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Although Social Security (SS) remains a crucial benefit for millions of seniors, the program was designed to serve an American society of 75 years ago. Much has changed since its inception: Americans are living longer, women¿s participation in the labor force has significantly increased, and with a rise in the divorce rate, household composition has changed. In addition, the labor force is growing more slowly and the nature of work and compensation has altered in ways that affect workers¿ ability to save for retirement. This report outlines the challenges currently facing SS¿s retirement program and highlights options for addressing program solvency, benefit adequacy, and retirement income security for economically vulnerable groups. Illustrations.

Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts
Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts

Author: Tom Margenau

Publisher: Creators Publishing

Published: 2022-09-13

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 1949673928

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Because the Social Security program is a cornerstone of American life, myths and rumors abound regarding the program’s rules and criteria. With over 50 years of experience helping people understand Social Security—first as a Social Security Administration employee and then as a syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate—Tom Margenau is uniquely equipped to clarify the truth behind the 100 common myths compiled in this book. If you still have questions after reading this book, Margenau is ready to help. Just send him an email at [email protected].

Invoking the Invisible Hand
Invoking the Invisible Hand

Author: Robert Asen

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2009-03-02

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1628952725

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In Invoking the Invisible Hand Robert Asen scrutinizes contemporary debates over proposals to privatize Social Security. Asen argues that a rights-based rhetoric employed by Social Security's original supporters enabled advocates of privatization to align their proposals with the widely held belief that Social Security functions simply as a return on a worker's contributions and that it is not, in fact, a social insurance program. By analyzing major debates over a preeminent American institution, Asen reveals the ways in which language is deployed to identify problems for public policy, craft policy solutions, and promote policies to the populace. He shows how debate participants seek to create favorable contexts for their preferred policies and how they connect these policies to idealized images of the nation.