| Is Social Security Broke?: A Cartoon Guide to the Issues Contributor(s): Bergmann, Barbara R. (Author), Bush, James Cleaver (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472097431 ISBN-13: 9780472097432 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $74.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: A funny, smart, and engaging book on Social Security? You bet! Let Bill and Betty Boomer, their parents Ed and Ethel Elderly, and the young married Steve and Sue Sprout take you through the thickets of this thorny issue. You will come to understand why people are so worried about Social Security, how it operates, how we can keep it going, the problems we would face under a privatized system, and why Americans have always chosen to shore up this important program. You will learn about the system and the current debates surrounding it--and find yourself enjoying it at the same time. Barbara R. Bergmann is Professor Emerita, University of Maryland and The American University. Jim Bush is the editorial cartoonist for the "Providence Journal," |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Security - Political Science | Political Economy - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 368.43 |
| LCCN: 00034389 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 8.21" W x 8.34" (0.92 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A funny, smart, and engaging book on Social Security? You bet Let Bill and Betty Boomer, their parents Ed and Ethel Elderly, and the young married Steve and Sue Sprout take you through the thickets of this thorny issue. You will come to understand why people are so worried about Social Security, how it operates, how we can keep it going, the problems we would face under a privatized system, and why Americans have always chosen to shore up this important program. You will learn about the system and the current debates surrounding it--and find yourself enjoying it at the same time. Barbara R. Bergmann is Professor Emerita, University of Maryland and The American University. Jim Bush is the editorial cartoonist for the Providence Journal. |