Saving Social security a balanced approach / Peter A. Diamond, Peter R. Orszag.

Author/creator Diamond, Peter A.
Other author Orszag, Peter R.
Format Electronic
EditionRev. ed.
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press,
Descriptionxxvi, 294 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

Contents A brief overview of Social Security -- Goals for Social Security reform -- Social Security's long-term deficit -- A three-part plan to shore up Social Security -- Strengthening Social Security's effectiveness as social insurance -- Implications 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 -- H. Long-term analysis of the Diamond-Orszag Social Security plan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-287) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005281679
ISBN9780815718376 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0815718373 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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