Saving Social security : a balanced approach

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Diamond, Peter A.
Other Authors:	Orszag, Peter R.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2005]
Edition:	Revised edition.
Subjects:	Social security > United States. Retirement income > Government policy > United States. Old age pensions > United States. Social security. Retirement income > Government policy. Retirement income. Old age pensions. United States.

Table of 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.