Social Security

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This paper explains that the current attitude of the administration of the office of Social Security is that the social security system was never meant to be the sole source of income in retirement; a comfortable retirement is based on social security, pensions and savings. The author points out that social security reform remains one of the most divisive and partisan issues in American politics today largely because of the controversy over privatization. The paper concludes that some privatization and cutbacks for the wealthiest recipients are necessary.

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Introduction and Background
Development and Debate of the Social Security Issue Today
Recommendations and Conclusions

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"Even many Democrats believe that the Social Security system is in need of reform, although not necessarily the kind of complete overhaul proposed by the president. But is there another solution to the Social Security crisis besides privatizing? The so called 'lock box' alternative approach, requiring set-asides, would to require that the non-Social Security Federal budget be in balance or surplus for the years in which Social Security makes investments. Though the amount of borrowing from the public might be reduced, such a state of balance cannot be relied upon for every financial year. And is the notion of partial privatization so radical, anyway? Several proposals recommend that a personal savings account plan for Social Security be modeled after the federal government's "Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)"."

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