Will America Grow Up Before It Grows Old: How the Coming Social Security Crisis Threatens You, Your Family and Your Countr y

by Peter G. Peterson

The facts are plain: Social Security is headed for massive, unsustainable deficits in the next century. Politicians talk of a Social security "trust fund" but there are no hard assets in it--only... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679452567
• ISBN13: 9780679452560
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Peterson is a prophet

I have read this book and it scares me to death. People my age must realize that doing nothing is tantamount to giving our futures away. We must come to terms with the fact that there are 76 million Baby Boomers approaching retirement age, and there is no national plan to accomodate their pension and health needs. And to complicate matters, the problem is already occurring elsewhere around the world. Just read Peter Peterson's newest book, Gray Dawn.