TY - BOOK AU - Diamond,Peter A. AU - Orszag,Peter R. TI - Saving Social security: a balanced approach AV - HD7125 .D525 2005eb U1 - 368.4/300973 22 PY - 2005///] CY - Washington, District of Columbia PB - Brookings Institution Press KW - Social security KW - United States KW - Retirement income KW - Government policy KW - Old age pensions KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10842739 ER -