Both a groundbreaking history and an indispensable guide for anyone concerned about one of the biggest issues of the upcoming US elections. With 95% of Americans participating in the program, Social Security is the glue that binds the US together as a community. The 2012 election promises to be a kind of referendum on the size and role of government. Arguing to democratise, not disable the Social Security program, Eric Laursen suggests that the only future for it is to remove it from government hands altogether.
Author Biography
Eric Laursen, born 1960, is an independent financial and political journalist, activist, and commentator. A native of San Francisco and graduate of Columbia University in New York (B.A. in History, Master's in International Affairs), he began his journalistic career as a reporter for Wall Street Letter, a weekly newsletter for the financial services industry. He later worked for a succession of publications: as a staff writer for Corporate Finance Magazine; editor of Asset International, a weekly newsletter for international investment firms; and as co-founder and managing editor of Plan Sponsor, the leading monthly magazine for North American pension executives. It was there he became interested in the debate over Social Security. An independent journalist since 2000, Eric has written for publications ranging from Z Magazine and The Nation to Institutional Investor and CFO. His specializations are national politics, retirement and aging, global trade, U.S. fiscal policy, social services, business and financial services, civil liberties, and alternative economics. He has also written on anarchist theory, practice, and history for a variety of publications.
