Privatization: Too Much Risk For Senior Citizens?
Privatization: Too Much Risk For Senior Citizens?
Imagine a world where the elderly are impoverished, living on the streets, homeless, starving and sick. This is the future of America's elderly if Social Security remains on its current track. There is no doubt that reform is needed, but is privatization the right answer? In the following pages, I will attempt to summarize the pros and cons of Social Security privatization, as well as explain which view really makes sense for our elderly.
In Michael Tanner's essay Saving Social Security is Not Enough, he argues in favor of private accounts mostly on the basis of fairness and equality to those receiving the benefits. According to Tanner, Social Security is failing, and will continue to fail, as an anti-poverty and retirement program unless a change can be made yielding the best possible return on a senior's investment. He argues that there is strong evidence that, "Social Security discourages savings" (p. 163), therefore is......
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