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100 1 Fried, Joseph.
245 10 How social security picks your pocket! :|ba story of waste,
fraud, and inequities /|cJoseph Fried.
264 1 New York, N.Y. :|bAlgora,|c[2003]
264 4 |c©2003
300 1 online resource (243 pages) :|billustrations
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bc|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
500 Includes index.
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 Social Security is no bargain, but few Americans are aware
of the staggering waste and inequities built into the
system. This easy-to-read, opinionated and thoroughly
documented book expands the debate to the areas of
disability abuse, fraud, and inequitable benefit shifting.
If you're not mad yet, you will be. Opinionated and well-
documented, the book goes beyond discussions of the
pending insolvency of Social Security to illustrate
numerous distortions in the way Social Security
distributions are made, often to the benefit of those who
need it least. The author exposes how Social Security is
implemented - who wins, who loses, and how the game is
played; and offers suggestions for improvements to the
system. A CPA and an MBA, Fried illustrates his points
with easy-to-follow scenarios and offers prescriptions to
make the system more equitable. By now, most people
realize that Social Security is no bargain, but few are
aware of the staggering waste and inequities built into
the system. This succinct and focused book expands the
Social Security debate to the areas of disability abuse,
fraud, and inequitable benefit shifting. Teachers in Texas
just pulled in nearly half a billion dollars in Social
Security benefits, awarded on the basis of a "loophole";
but, you and I know that Social Security won't be there
when we need it. This and many other anomalies, created
and permitted for political reasons (e.g., powerful
employee unions), are clearly presented in this thoroughly
-documented book. "Joseph Fried has put together an
excellent examination of our government Social Security
program and why it must be changed ... Plus, the book is a
fun read."--Walter E. Williams, John M. Olin Distinguished
Professor of Economics, George Mason University. "Mr.
Fried has done three things here: written a cracking good
story, revealed everything important about the retirement
system for most Americans, and offered solutions to the
looming disaster that are worth your consideration."-
Jameson Campaigne, Jr., Secretary, American Conservative
Union. Joseph Fried, MBA, CPA, has been a practicing
accountant with Ernst and Young and with his own firm for
over 20 years He has counseled small business clients in
compensation planning and retirement planning, and the
cost-benefits of Social Security.
588 0 Print version record.
650 0 Social security|zUnited States.
650 0 Social security beneficiaries|zUnited States.
650 0 Waste in government spending|zUnited States.
650 0 Welfare fraud|zUnited States.
650 7 POLITICAL SCIENCE|xPublic Policy|xSocial Security.
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650 7 Social security beneficiaries.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01123161
650 7 Waste in government spending.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01171026
650 7 Welfare fraud.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01173626
651 7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155
776 08 |iPrint version:|aFried, Joseph.|tHow social security
picks your pocket!.|dNew York, N.Y. : Algora, ©2003
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