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Description: Social Security and the Middle-Class Squeeze by Leonard J. Santow, Mark E. Santow Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A primer to the Social Security debate and more--how to reform our key "entitlement" programs while relieving the economic squeeze on the middle class. Publisher Description At the outset of his second term, President Bushs proposal to partially privatize Social Security has touched off a debate of enormous proportion. Disentangling the rhetoric and hyperbole from fact is essential for anyone trying to evaluate the potential merits or pitfalls of the plan. Leonard and Mark Santow—a father-and-son team who integrate two different political viewpoints (fiscally conservative and socially liberal, respectively)—offer specific recommendations for improving Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid in socially responsible ways that relieve some of the stress on the middle class and promote upward mobility. Explaining sophisticated economic concepts in laymans terms, the Santows expose myths about how entitlement programs actually work, arguing, for example, that while the financial state of Social Security gets most of the press, Medicare and Medicaid are in much more serious trouble. They integrate conservative and liberal viewponts to propose a package of reforms that includes both tax cuts and increases and an overhaul of the governments economic forecasting system.Synthesizing mountains of data and explaining sophisticated economic concepts in laymans terms, the Santows expose myths about how entitlement programs actually work, arguing, for example, that while the financial state of Social Security gets most of the press, Medicare and Medicaid are in much more serious trouble. Moreover, they are highly critical of privatization plans, demonstrating that similar programs have failed in other countries and that such plans are programs are neither fiscally nor socially sound. If the American people value the common commitments that these programs embody, we will need to see them as a package, and fund them accordingly. In response to this challenge, the Santows integrate conservative and liberal viewpoints to propose a package of reforms that includes both tax cuts and increases and an overhaul of the governments economic forecasting system. Featuring a timeline of key events since Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in 1935 and an appendix of data tables, the authors offer a primer for concerned citizens, policymakers, educators, students, and finance professionals—anyone with a stake in designing a system that pays for these essential programs in an equitable manner and contributes to our collective prosperity. Author Biography Leonard J. Santow is Managing Director of Griggs & Santow Inc., an economic consulting firm in New York, whose clients include government agencies, central banks, investment and commercial banks, corporations, pension funds, insurance companies, government securities dealers, and money managers. He has served as Financial Economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and on the boards of several investment committees and organizations. He is the author of The Budget Debate, Helping the Fed Work Smarter, and Social Security: Whats Right, Whats Wrong, What Needs to Be Done.Mark E. Santow is Assistant Professor of American History and a fellow at the Center for Policy Analysis at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, specializing in 20th-Century American urban history, politics, and social policy. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Fordham University, and Gonzaga University, and published numerous essays on segregation, urban policy, and the war on poverty. His book, Saul Alinsky and the Dilemmas of Race in the Post-War City, will be published in 2006. Details ISBN 0313361894 ISBN-13 9780313361890 Title Social Security and the Middle-Class Squeeze Author Leonard J. Santow, Mark E. Santow Format Paperback Year 2005 Pages 232 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc GE_Item_ID:16406414; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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ISBN-13: 9780313361890

Book Title: Social Security and the Middle-Class Squeeze

Number of Pages: 232 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Social Security and the Middle-Class Squeeze : Fact and Fiction about America's Entitlement Programs

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Publication Year: 2005

Subject: General, Public Policy / Economic Policy

Item Height: 0.5 in

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 11.4 Oz

Author: Leonard J. Santow, Mark E. Santow

Subject Area: Political Science, Business & Economics

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