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A New Deal for Old Age: Toward a Progressive Retirement
Anne L. Alstott
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Description for A New Deal for Old Age: Toward a Progressive Retirement
Hardback. Changes in longevity, marriage, and the workplace have undermined Social Security, making the experience of old age increasingly unequal. Anne Alstott's pragmatic, progressive revision would permit all Americans to retire between 62 and 76 but would provide generous early retirement benefits for workers with low wages or physically demanding jobs. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JPA; KFFD1; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Rising inequality has undermined one of America's proudest achievements: Social Security. Unprecedented changes in longevity, marriage, and the workplace have made the experience of old age increasingly unequal. Educated Americans typically do not face serious impediments to employment or health until their mid-70s or even later. By contrast, many uneducated earners confront obstacles of early disability, limited job opportunities, and unemployment before they reach 65. America's system for managing retirement is out of step with these realities. Social Security reflects a time at mid-century when most workers were men, held steady jobs until 65, and remained married for life. ... Read more
Rising inequality has undermined one of America's proudest achievements: Social Security. Unprecedented changes in longevity, marriage, and the workplace have made the experience of old age increasingly unequal. Educated Americans typically do not face serious impediments to employment or health until their mid-70s or even later. By contrast, many uneducated earners confront obstacles of early disability, limited job opportunities, and unemployment before they reach 65. America's system for managing retirement is out of step with these realities. Social Security reflects a time at mid-century when most workers were men, held steady jobs until 65, and remained married for life. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
566g
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674088757
SKU
V9780674088757
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About Anne L. Alstott
Anne L. Alstott is Jacquin D. Bierman Professor in Taxation at Yale Law School.
Reviews for A New Deal for Old Age: Toward a Progressive Retirement
An innovative and well-thought-out approach to the challenge of creating an affordable and sensible Social Security system for the foreseeable future.
Daniel Halperin, Harvard Law School What makes [Alstott's] book so important is that it addresses the reality that Americans in the aggregate are living longer, healthier lives than in the past...Alstott's proposal is a clever way of redirecting Social Security ... Read more
Daniel Halperin, Harvard Law School What makes [Alstott's] book so important is that it addresses the reality that Americans in the aggregate are living longer, healthier lives than in the past...Alstott's proposal is a clever way of redirecting Social Security ... Read more