Fixing Social Security 2028: The Democratic Solution

By: Standley, K. D.

The promise of Social Security, established during a time of profound economic crisis, was to provide a fundamental safety net for American workers and their families, ensuring a measure of economic security in old age, in the event of disability, or upon the death of a breadwinner. For decades, it has served as a bedrock of stability for millions. However, a critical examination of the current state of benefit adequacy reveals a growing disconnect between the system's original intent and the lived realities of many American retirees today. The very mechanisms designed to provide security-the benefit formulas, the adjustments for inflation, and the long-term financial projections-have, in practice, contributed to a situation where a substantial number of seniors find it increasingly difficult to maintain a dignified standard of living. This erosion of retirement security is not a sudden phenomenon but a slow, insidious process, driven by a confluence of economic shifts, policy choices, and demographic changes that have strained the system's capacity to fulfill its foundational promise.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMWYDQSB
• ISBN13: 9798247819479
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"