Social security works for everyone! : protecting and expanding the insurance Americans love and count on

Social security works for everyone! Protecting and expanding the insurance Americans love and count on

Nancy J. Altman, 1950-

Book - 2021

"Presents the case for expanding Social Security, explaining why monthly benefits need to be increased, and why Americans need national paid family leave, sick leave, and long term care protections"--

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Subjects
Social security > United States.
Social security > Government policy > United States.
Instructional and educational works.
Genres
Instructional and educational works
Published
New York, NY : The New Press 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Nancy J. Altman, 1950- (author)
Other Authors
Eric R. Kingson (author), David Cay Johnston, 1948- (writer of foreword)
Item Description
"Updated with a bold expansion plan"--Cover.
Previous edition published by The New Press in 2015 as Social security works! Why social security isn't going broke and how expanding it will help us all.
Physical Description
xvii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781620976227
  • Foreword
  • Part 1. Social Security Is More Important than Ever
  • 1. Social Security Is a Solution
  • 2. Enacting, Defending, and Expanding Social Security
  • 3. Social Security Works for All Generations
  • Part 2. Why We Need to Expand Social Security
  • 4. The Precarious Lives of Today's Old
  • 5. The Coming Retirement Income Crisis
  • 6. The Debt Owed to Those Who Care
  • 7. The New Gilded Age
  • Part 3. The Solution
  • 8. Expand Social Security for All Generations
  • 9. Paying the Bill
  • Part 4. The Threats to Our Social Security
  • 10. The Billionaires' War Against Social Security
  • 11. The Conventional Wisdom Is Just Plain Wrong
  • Part 5. Where We Go from Here
  • 12. There They Go Again: Why Supporters of Social Security Must Remain Vigilant
  • 13. Passing Social Security Forward: A Legacy for All Generations
  • Appendix A. Additional Explanation About How Social Security Works
  • Appendix B. Additional Information About the Social Security Works All Generations Plan and Other Proposals, Including Cost and Revenue Estimates
  • Appendix C. Description of Various Social Security Expansion Proposals That Were Introduced in the 116th Congress (2019-2020)
  • Appendix D. Leading Organizations Working to Expand Social Security
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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