Apart At The Seams The Collapse Of Private Pension And Health Care Protections Morris by Morris, Charles R instant download after payment.

ix, 75 pages : 23 cm, Explores how the collapse of private sector retirement and health benefits came about and how it has affected the landscape of American social insurance. Morris examines the forthcoming strain on government benefit programs, the critical trends in American incomes and savings patterns, and the special features of the American health care system that make policy changes such a pressing concern. He argues that the question is not whether the American social insurance system must be fundamentally restructured—that has been going on, willy-nilly, for the past few decades—but rather, whether there are reasonable paths to closing the gaping holes in the existing system without doing violence to the long-standing American disposition toward mixed-enterprise solutions. – from publisher information, \"A Century Foundation Report.\", Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-68) and index, Introduction -- How we got here -- A system under stress -- Recent trends in income, debt, and wealth in the United States -- The special case of health care -- The rocky path to reform, Explores how the collapse of private sector retirement and health benefits came about and how it has affected the landscape of American social insurance. Morris examines the forthcoming strain on government benefit programs, the critical trends in American incomes and savings patterns, and the special features of the American health care system that make policy changes such a pressing concern. He argues that the question is not whether the American social insurance system must be fundamentally restructured—that has been going on, willy-nilly, for the past few decades—but rather, whether there are reasonable paths to closing the gaping holes in the existing system without doing violence to the long-standing American disposition toward mixed-enterprise solutions. – from publisher information