Rx for Social Security: The First Steps


 

Publication Date: December 1981

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Peter G. Germanis

Research Area: Banking and finance

Keywords: Social security

Type: Report

Abstract:

The obvious question is: Why should a younger generation be bound by a compact made without their consent and one that will yield them an unjustifiably low return in their retirement? Basing benefit payments on past contributions plus interest is the key to achieving a fair and efficient retirement program