Social security works! : why social security isn't going broke and how expanding it will help us all
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Social security works! : why social security isn't going broke and how expanding it will help us all
New Press, c2015
Available at 3 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A growing chorus of prominent voices in Congress and elsewhere are calling for the expansion of our Social Security system. Social Security Works! amplifies these voices and offers a powerful antidote to the three-decade long, billionaire- funded campaign to make us believe that this vital institution is destined to collapse. It isn't. From the Silent Generation to Baby Boomers, from Generation X to Millennials and Generation Z, everyone now has a stake in understanding the real story about Social Security. Destined to be a game-changer, setting a strategy to benefit all.
Table of Contents
Contents
Part I: The Facts
Chapter 1: The Changing Conversation
Chapter 2: Social Security Works for All Generations
Part II: The Challenges
Chapter 3: The Precarious Lives of Today's Old
Chapter 4: The Coming Retirement Income Crisis
Chapter 5: The Debt Owed to Those Who Care
Chapter 6: The New Gilded Age
Part III: The Solutions
Chapter 7: Expand Social Security for All Generations
Chapter 8: Paying the Bill
Part IV: The Threats
Chapter 9: The Billionaires' War Against Social Security
Chapter 10: The Conventional "Wisdom" is Just Plain Wrong
Part V: Next Steps
Chapter 11: The Threat is Great, The Stakes are High
Chapter 12: Passing Social Security Forward: A Legacy for All Generations
Appendix I: Additional Explanation about How Social Security Works
Appendix II: Additional Information about Social Security Works All Generations Plan and Other Proposals, including Cost and Revenue Estimates
Appendix III: Descriptions of Various Social Security Expansion Legislative Bills and Experts' Plans
Appendix IV: Leading Organizations Working to Expand Social Security
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