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The 70-year-old Social Security program has been widely successful --  so much so that the average American is now supported by Social Security for 20 years. But that widespread success also has a dark side: It means that program failure would be devastating. Social Security faces grave funding problems and significant changes are likely. Are we ready for some hard choices?<p>
This timely volume details the history and development of the American system of Social Security and examines the serious problems it faces. It covers the "prehistory" of Social Security dating back to the 19th century and projects the program's likely future over the next several generations.<p>
Thematically, the book chronicles the origination of the initial Social Security Act of 1935, each major reform to the act through today, the nature and magnitude of the current difficulty facing Social Security, and each major remedy that has been proposed. It also examines programs in other nations and how they have attempted to address similar problems. This handbook is essential reading for anyone trying to understand how this vital program evolved and where it could be going.

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US SOCIAL SECURITY: A REFERENCE HANDBOOK

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Selected Titles in Abc-Clio&#x0027;s Contemporary World Issues Series.
About the Book.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
1: Background and History.
2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions.
3: Worldwide Perspectives.
4: Chronology.
5: Biographical Sketches.
6: Arthur Altmeyer (1891&#x2013;1972).
7: Robert Ball (1914&#x2013;).
8: William Beveridge (1879&#x2013;1963).
9: Carl Bildt (1943&#x2013;).
10: George W. Bush (1946&#x2013;).
11: Benjamin Cardozo (1870&#x2013;1938).
12: William J. Clinton (1946&#x2013;).
13: Wilbur Cohen (1913&#x2013;1987).
14: Nelson Cruikshank (1902&#x2013;1986).
15: Marion Folsom (1893&#x2013;1976).
16: Milton Friedman (1912&#x2013;2006).
17: Alan Greenspan (1926&#x2013;).
18: Paul Keating (1944&#x2013;).
19: Huey Long (1893&#x2013;1935).
20: Paul Martin, Jr. (1938&#x2013;).
21: Wilbur Mills (1909&#x2013;1992).
22: Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927&#x2013;2003).
23: Robert J. Myers (1912&#x2013;).
24: Francis Perkins (1882&#x2013;1965).
25: James Jerrell Pickle (1913&#x2013;2005).
26: Jos&#x00E9; Pi&#x00F1;era (1948&#x2013;).
27: Augusto Pinochet (1915&#x2013;2006).
28: Walter Riester (1943&#x2013;).
29: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882&#x2013;1945).
30: Isaac Rubinow (1875&#x2013;1936).
31: David Stockman (1946&#x2013;).
32: Margaret Thatcher (1925&#x2013;).
33: Francis Townsend (1867&#x2013;1960).
34: Harry S Truman (1884&#x2013;1972).
35: Adrian Turner (1955&#x2013;).
36: Arthur Vandenberg (1884&#x2013;1951).
37: Robert Wagner (1877&#x2013;1953).
38: John Winant (1889&#x2013;1947).
39: Edwin Witte (1887&#x2013;1960).
40: Data and Documents.
41: The Social Security Act.
42: The Supreme Court Opinion: Helvering v. Davis.
43: Principal Presidential Speeches and Messages.
44: Reform Commission and Advisory Council Reports.
45: Social Security Annual Trustees Report.
46: Directory of Organizations.
47: Institutions and Organizations of the U.S. Government.
48: Interest Groups and Lobbying Organizations.
49: Think Tanks.
50: Resources.
Glossary.
Index.
About the Author.

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