Social security / Debra A. Miller, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Is Social Security going bankrupt? Social Security is going broke / Paul Ryan ; The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2033 / The Board of Trustees, Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds ; Social Security goes bankrupt / John Hayward ; Social Security is not going broke / David Cay Johnston ; Social Security does not have serious financial problems / Jane Bryant Quinn ; It is impossible for Social Security to go bankrupt / John T. Harvey -- Is Social Security a successful government program? Social Security is one of the most successful US domestic programs / Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ; Social Security: a target without a cause / David R. Francis ; Social Security is one of the best tools for fighting poverty around the world / Claire Provost ; Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme / Los Angeles Times ; Social Security is similar to a Ponzi scheme / Michael Tanner ; The outcome for Social Security is the same as a Ponzi scheme--lower future benefits / Chuck Saletta ; Social Security is a mandatory Ponzi scheme that is bad for American workers / Julie Borowski -- Would private retirement accounts be better than the current system? Chapter overview / Joe Messerli ; Personal savings accounts would provide real reform for Social Security / Dan Mitchell ; Private retirement accounts would produce much higher returns than Social Security / William G. Shipmand, Peter Ferrara ; Personal retirement accounts would be no more risky than Social Security / Michael Tanner ; Social Security is a wage replacement insurance program, not an investment program / Nancy J. Altman ; Privatization would dismantle Social Security and offer no guarantees of future benefits / National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare ; Private retirement plans could not provide the same benefits that Social Security does / Louis Woodhill -- How should Social Security's fiscal issues be fixed? Raising eligibility and retirement ages would be one way to reduce future fiscal imbalances in Social Security / Congressional Budget Office ; Social Security should be strengthened by removing the cap on high incomes / Bernie Sanders ; Want to fix the economy? Start with Social Security / Peter Diamond ; A mix of minor changes would fix Social Security / Philip Moeller ; Social Security benefit cuts should be concentrated on high-income beneficiaries / Allan Sloan ; Social Security reforms must achieve both solvency and modernization / Howard Gleckman.