Battle for Social Security From FDR's Vision to Bush's Gamble

Name: Battle for Social Security From FDR's Vision to Bush's Gamble
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780471771722

ISBN-10: 0471771724

ISBN-13: 9780471771722

Edition: 2006

Authors: Nancy J. Altman

List price: $39.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Sell

Get cash fast!

Semester Rental: $18.68 Due date: 8/14/2024

Rental notice: supplementary materials (access codes, CDs, etc.) are not guaranteed with rental orders.

Buy used: $7.21

Buy new: $22.24

Marketplace

4 new & used from $6.84

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

This book illuminates the politics and policy of the current struggle over Social Security in light of the program's compelling history and ingenious structure. After a brief introduction describing the dramatic response of the Social Security Administration to the 9/11 terrorist attack, the book recounts Social Security's lively history. Although President Bush has tried to convince Americans that Social Security is designed for the last century and unworkable for an aging population, readers will see that the President's assault is just another battle in a longstanding ideological war. Prescott Bush, the current President's grandfather, remarked of FDR, "The only man I truly hated lies…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/4/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.28" wide x 9.11" long x 1.24" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




From the Poorhouse to Free Parking



Social Security's Grandfather



Essential Insurance, Poor Welfare



Bold Woman, Cautious Men



A Teeny-Weeny Bit of Socialism



Dirty Tricks



Ready, Set, Start Again



Dr. Win-the-War Replaces Old Dr. New Deal



Third Time's the Charm



All American Program (Minus a Tiny Splinter Group)



Visible Gains, Subterranean Tremors



The Sky is Falling and Social Security Is Bust



Aging Gracefully



A Leninist Strategy



The Drumbeat Finds a Drummer



The Ideal, Pain-Free (For Almost Everyone) Way to Strengthen Social Security



From FDR's Vision to Busg's Gamble


Acknowledgments


Notes


Recommended Reading


Index