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Don't Cut Social Security, Double It
Blog: Posted 16 September 2010 - Huffington Post. With Congressional elections around the corner, Social Security has become part of the anti-big government mantra of Tea Party candidates. So far, the "debate" over Social Security has been between those deficit busters who say it must be cut to reduce government debt, and others who want to maintain it.
Secure Retirement for All Americans: Guaranteeing the American Dream with Expanded Social Security
Policy Paper: 16 August 2010 - New America Foundation. Retirement was conceived as a "three-legged stool," with the three legs being Social Security, pensions and personal savings centered around homeownership. But with private sector employers walking away from providing pensions, and with a collapsed housing market and inequality increasing in the years even before the Great Recession, these other two legs have been undermined.
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Expanded Social Security: A Plan to Increase Retirement Security for All Americans
Report: 3 April 2013 - New America Foundation by Michael Lind, Steven Hill, Robert Hiltonsmith, and Joshua Freedman. A new study from the New America Foundation and Demos on making Social Security more stable. A summary on the conventional wisdom about Social Security and why it is profoundly misguided.
Report: 3 April 2013 - New America Foundation by Michael Lind, Steven Hill, Robert Hiltonsmith, and Joshua Freedman. A new study from the New America Foundation and Demos on making Social Security more stable. A summary on the conventional wisdom about Social Security and why it is profoundly misguided.
Don't Cut Social Security, Double It
Blog: Posted 16 September 2010 - Huffington Post. With Congressional elections around the corner, Social Security has become part of the anti-big government mantra of Tea Party candidates. So far, the "debate" over Social Security has been between those deficit busters who say it must be cut to reduce government debt, and others who want to maintain it.
Secure Retirement for All Americans: Guaranteeing the American Dream with Expanded Social Security
Policy Paper: 16 August 2010 - New America Foundation. Retirement was conceived as a "three-legged stool," with the three legs being Social Security, pensions and personal savings centered around homeownership. But with private sector employers walking away from providing pensions, and with a collapsed housing market and inequality increasing in the years even before the Great Recession, these other two legs have been undermined.
New Study Identifies Revenues for Doubling of Social
Security Payout
Posted: 18 August 2010 - Huffington Post. The "debate" over Social Security mostly has been between those who say it is necessary to trim it back and others who want to maintain it as it is. No one has proposed expanding Social Security, much less a doubling of its payout. This study published by the New America Foundation makes a unique contribution to the ongoing debate because it shows that expanding Social Security is viable and indeed is the only way to provide retirement security to Americans going forward.
Security Payout
Posted: 18 August 2010 - Huffington Post. The "debate" over Social Security mostly has been between those who say it is necessary to trim it back and others who want to maintain it as it is. No one has proposed expanding Social Security, much less a doubling of its payout. This study published by the New America Foundation makes a unique contribution to the ongoing debate because it shows that expanding Social Security is viable and indeed is the only way to provide retirement security to Americans going forward.
Steven Hill and Europe's Promise
Talk radio interview: 1 June 2010 - KQED’s Forum (NPR) with host Michael Krasny. In his new book Europe's Promise, Steven Hill argues that the rest of the world should emulate Europe's approach to social, economic and environmental policy. He talks to Hill about the book and about the current economic instability in the region which threatens the Euro -- and the high standards of social welfare Europeans have come to expect.
Talk radio interview: 1 June 2010 - KQED’s Forum (NPR) with host Michael Krasny. In his new book Europe's Promise, Steven Hill argues that the rest of the world should emulate Europe's approach to social, economic and environmental policy. He talks to Hill about the book and about the current economic instability in the region which threatens the Euro -- and the high standards of social welfare Europeans have come to expect.
Europe’s Quiet Revolution: Redefining Power
in the 21st Century
Article: 30 July 2010 - PS/Public Service (UK), and EUSA Review, spring 2010. Europe’s social capitalism is an ingenious “workfare” framework that helps families and individuals to stay healthy, productive and working during a time of economic crisis. As a result Europe has far less inequality than the United States, and that in turn has resulted in lower incidences of other social ills such as homicides, people in prison, mental illness and level of trust.
in the 21st Century
Article: 30 July 2010 - PS/Public Service (UK), and EUSA Review, spring 2010. Europe’s social capitalism is an ingenious “workfare” framework that helps families and individuals to stay healthy, productive and working during a time of economic crisis. As a result Europe has far less inequality than the United States, and that in turn has resulted in lower incidences of other social ills such as homicides, people in prison, mental illness and level of trust.
Salzburg: Why Don't You Have These Things For Your People?
Blog: How's Europe Doing - posted 19 October 2010 - The Washington Monthly. While visiting Saltzburg in Austria Hill discusses the concept of Europe and the social contract between European peoples and their governments with an elderly Austrian gentleman whose passionate words continued ringing in his ears long after their conversation ended: “In America, you are so rich—why don’t you have these things for your people?
Blog: How's Europe Doing - posted 19 October 2010 - The Washington Monthly. While visiting Saltzburg in Austria Hill discusses the concept of Europe and the social contract between European peoples and their governments with an elderly Austrian gentleman whose passionate words continued ringing in his ears long after their conversation ended: “In America, you are so rich—why don’t you have these things for your people?
How to Double Your Pension Payout
Article: Guardian, UK - 25 August 2010. Social security, one of the most successful and popular social programmes in American history, is currently celebrating its 75th year... An expansion of social security would be good for the macro-economy as well, because it would keep money in retirees' pockets and stimulate consumer demand. Also, social security plus would provide a stable, secure retirement for every American and contribute greatly toward a solid foundation from which to build a strong and vibrant 21st-century US economy.
Article: Guardian, UK - 25 August 2010. Social security, one of the most successful and popular social programmes in American history, is currently celebrating its 75th year... An expansion of social security would be good for the macro-economy as well, because it would keep money in retirees' pockets and stimulate consumer demand. Also, social security plus would provide a stable, secure retirement for every American and contribute greatly toward a solid foundation from which to build a strong and vibrant 21st-century US economy.
Expanded Social Security: A Plan to Increase Retirement Security for All Americans
by Michael Lind, Steven Hill, Robert Hiltonsmith, and Joshua Freedman, New America Foundation, April 3, 2013. This is a new study from the New America Foundation on how to make Social Security more stable. It includes a summary on conventional wisdom about Social Security and explains that while sounding eminently reasonable,such wisdom can be profoundly misguided.
by Michael Lind, Steven Hill, Robert Hiltonsmith, and Joshua Freedman, New America Foundation, April 3, 2013. This is a new study from the New America Foundation on how to make Social Security more stable. It includes a summary on conventional wisdom about Social Security and explains that while sounding eminently reasonable,such wisdom can be profoundly misguided.
Myth 10: Europe is Turning Into ‘Eurabia’ While its Own Population is Dying Out
Blog: 16 March 2010 – Washington Policy Watch. The facts are clear. Muslim immigration in Europe currently represents a mere 3% of Europe’s total population. This is hardly an Islamic tide. Hill argues that by raising the age of retirement, allowing a reasonable rate of immigration, increasing the number of women in the labor force, and continuing its long term productivity gains, Europe should be able to cope with demographic uncertainties and their impacts on its social systems.
Blog: 16 March 2010 – Washington Policy Watch. The facts are clear. Muslim immigration in Europe currently represents a mere 3% of Europe’s total population. This is hardly an Islamic tide. Hill argues that by raising the age of retirement, allowing a reasonable rate of immigration, increasing the number of women in the labor force, and continuing its long term productivity gains, Europe should be able to cope with demographic uncertainties and their impacts on its social systems.
Angela Merkel: The World’s ‘Most Valuable Leader’
Article: 18 August 2010 - Social Europe Journal. Also published as: Angela Merkel is Getting it Right 12 November 2010 - IP Global.
Keeping in mind that Merkel is the leader of the conservatives, her defense of “social Germany“ has been no less eloquent and thoughtful than that of her Social Democrat predecessor, Gerhard Schröder. During the economic crisis, and even before, she reasserted Germany’s desire to “retain essential elements of social protection” and to “secure the future of the social market economy".
Article: 18 August 2010 - Social Europe Journal. Also published as: Angela Merkel is Getting it Right 12 November 2010 - IP Global.
Keeping in mind that Merkel is the leader of the conservatives, her defense of “social Germany“ has been no less eloquent and thoughtful than that of her Social Democrat predecessor, Gerhard Schröder. During the economic crisis, and even before, she reasserted Germany’s desire to “retain essential elements of social protection” and to “secure the future of the social market economy".
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