Should the United States Privatize Social Security?

by John B. Shoven and Henry J. Aaron

The two papers that make up the core of this book address what is perhaps the most fundamental question in the current debate over Social Security: whether to shift, in part or even entirely, from today's pay-as-you-go system to one that is not just funded but also privatized in the sense that individuals would retain control over the investment of their funds and, therefore, personally bear the associated risk. John Shoven argues yes, Henry Aaron...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262011743
• ISBN13: 9780262011747
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher