Essays in Political Economy: The Roots of the Social Security Myth (Book/ Paperback)
by John AttarianProduct Overview
This is a concise critical history of the federal program of Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI), popularly own as Social Security. It focuses on a crucial but underexamined aspect of the program: how Social Security was marketed to the American public, the false consciousness which that marketing created, and how that false consciousness is a cause of the current political quagmireand the likely meltdown of the program sometime in this century and its subsequent inability to pay full benefits on time to the retiring baby boomers.
About the Author(s)
John Attarian
John Attarian, economist and journalist, and one of the leading experts on the history and economics of Social Security, died suddenly, December 31, 2004, at the age of 48. He was born November 25, 1956, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Economics in 1985. He worked as an independent writer, author, and novelist.
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Category: History
Format: Book (Paperback)
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Date Published: Jun 23, 2005
Language: English
SKU: LT-309
Dimensions: 8.50 x 11.00 x 0.25 (in)
Weight: 7.10 oz
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