A brief overview of Social Security
Goals for Social Security reform
Social Security's long-term deficit
A balanced three-part plan to shore up Social Security
Strengthening Social Security's effectiveness as social insurance
Implications of our reform plan 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.
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Saving Social security : a balanced approach by Peter A. Diamond. ISBN 0815718381. Published by Brookings Institution Press in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
