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245	0	0	_aSocial security and its discontents : _bperspectives on choice / _cedited by Michael D. Tanner.
260			_aWashington, DC : _bCato Institute, _c2004.
300			_avii, 386 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aPublisher description: Social Security is the largest government program in the world. But it is also a deeply troubled one, on the verge of financial collapse. Within 15 years Social Security will begin running a deficit. Overall, the program is more than $26 trillion in debt. Without fundamental reform it will not be able to pay the benefits it has promised to our children and grandchildren. That has prompted the most far-reaching discussion of the purpose and structure of Social Security since the program was enacted in 1935. Not so very long ago, Social Security was rightly regarded as the "third rail" of American politics-touch it and your career dies. But no longer. Polls today show that the vast majority of Americans support proposals that would allow younger workers to privately invest at least part of their Social Security taxes through individual accounts. For more than 25 years the Cato Institute has led the debate for Social Security reform, arguing that the program is fundamentally flawed and calling for greater freedom and choice for working Americans. Social Security and Its Discontents represents the best of Cato's publications on the issue. It includes essays by the nation's top economists and Social Security experts, discussing Social Security's finances; the urgent need for reform; how the program treats women, minorities, and low-income workers; and the options for reform.
650		0	_aSocial security _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSocial security _zUnited States _xFinance.
650		0	_aSocial security _zUnited States _xForecasting.
650		0	_aEconomic forecasting _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xEconomic conditions _y2001-
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bSocial Security Administration.
700	1		_aTanner, Michael, _d1956-
710	2		_aCato Institute.
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