Description: This book focuses on the current proposals for change, and how they relate to the entire structure of Social Security. Historical episodes illuminate the underlying principles which have guided Social Security and provide a context within which to better understand the current debate over private accounts.
Review Quotes: "[A] fine history ... the best single explanation for Bush's [defeat] ...Altman tells the story wonderfully...moves briskly...interesting story line."
--Robert G. Kaiser (The Washington Post, December 28, 2005)
"...a well-written political history, appealing to lay readers and policy analysts alike." (Private Enterprise Research Center, March 2007)