Insuring the essentials Bob Ball on Social Security : a selection of articles and essays from 1942 through 2000
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Foreword by Richard C. Leone vii
Author s Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction 1
1. The Nine Guiding Principles of Social Security
Where they came from and what they accomplish 5
2. The Evolution of Social Security
A broad overview of how the U.S. program has
developed 11
3. Social Insurance and the Right to Assistance
On the inherent superiority of social insurance over
means-tested public assistance 33
4. Social Security in the Decades Ahead:
The Case for the Traditional Program
A review of current issues and proposals—and the case
for strengthening the traditional program 53
5. Making Policy: A Job for All of Us
Why no one—especially the elderly—can afford to sit
out the current debate about the future of Social Security 91
6. More than a Law: The Job of the
Administrator in Delivering a Service
The style in which Social Security has been
administered has had much to do with the
program s enduring popularity 97
7. The Social Security Administration s Objectives
A guide to the agency s long-range planning and a
yardstick against which to measure performance 101
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xii Insuring the Essentials: Bob Ball on Social Security
8. Field Office Interviews: Notes for Guidance
On the vital role of Social Security s direct
representatives to the public, and the
special skills they need 113
9. A Good Place to Do Good Work
On creating the kind of environment that enables an
organization to thrive and take on major new tasks 117
10. Running Social Security: Leadership Challenges
Staying on course in a time of tumultuous change 121
11. The Law of Reciprocal Obligation
On the interdependence of individuals and
the role of government 131
12. One Willing Taxpayer
On the belief that the government is not they but us 137
13. Some Reflections on Our System of Social Insurance
An assessment of its evolution and prospects 141
14. Majority Recommendations of the Greenspan Commission
An overview of the most recent major amendments
and the thinking behind them 153
15. A System for Mutual Support
Why there s no truth to the charge that the elderly are
being coddled at the expense of younger Americans 179
16. Adapting to Change
Thoughts on strengthening Social Security and Medicare 195
17. Contribution Rates and Funding Sources
Issues related to financing Social Security entirely from
earmarked employer-employee contributions versus
partially financing the program from general revenues 209
18. Supporting Social Security from General Revenues
The Clinton-Gore proposal to partially support
the program from general revenues has its roots
in earlier discussions 225
19. A Public-Private Investment Strategy
Why investing part of Social Security s accumulating
funds in stocks makes sense 233
Contents xiii
20. The Myth of Means Testing
Although advocates of means testing claim that it would
strengthen Social Security, the opposite is the case 243
21. Getting the Facts Straight
Clearing up misinformation about the program s
financing, 75-year forecasts, and prospects
under privatization schemes 247
22. A Program for the Future
A set of propositions about Social Security and related
programs—their strengths and how to build on them 273
Notes 293
Index 309
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