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Author:   Teresa Ghilarducci ,  Tony James ,  Timothy Geithner
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
ISBN:  

9780231185653

ISBN 10:   0231185650
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   29 December 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword, by Timothy Geithner Acknowledgments 1. Society’s Retirement Crisis 2. How We Got Here: America’s Broken Retirement System 3. Six Key Problems: The Consequences of a Broken Retirement System 4. Rescuing Retirement: A Four-Pronged Solution 5. Case Studies: Similar Plans in Action 6. Why Not Just Expand Social Security?: Americans Need a Universal Pension System 7. Growing Support from the American People and a Mandate for Congress 8. The Employer's Stake in Retirement Reform 9. Conclusion Questions and Answers on the Guaranteed Retirement Account Appendix A: The Cost of a Principal Protection Guarantee Appendix B: GRAs Versus Other Policy Solutions Appendix C: Looking at Retirement Coverage Across the Country Notes Bibliography Index

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The argument is clearly made and succinctly presented. Highly recommended. * Choice * Ghilarducci and James never slip into wonk-speak or jargon, and lay readers will appreciate the way the authors make sense of complex economic issues. * Publishers Weekly * All workers should have the same retirement security and peace of mind that teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other public employees have earned and have fought hard to maintain. Ghilarducci and James's plan for universal, prefunded, secure-for-life pensions-supplements to Social Security-is a great exemplar of how to achieve a secure retirement. -- Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers Retiring with dignity shouldn't be out of reach for so many Americans. Tony James and Teresa Ghilarducci's plan is a bold and innovative fix to our broken retirement system. -- Chris Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton Worldwide In the face of a daunting national crisis, Tony James and Teresa Ghilarducci have proposed a practical bipartisan solution that deserves the attention of business leaders, policy makers, and legislators. -- Jim Sinegal, cofounder and former CEO of Costco Ghilarducci and James aim to eliminate the retirement savings gap for those earning under $100,000 through affordable, low-fee, mandatory accounts with automatic annuitization. The pairing of an expert retirement economist and a financial hotshot has produced an innovative approach to this critical policy challenge. We need every idea we can get! -- Alicia Munnell, director, Center for Retirement Research, Boston College Rescuing Retirement is an explicit call to action aimed directly at those with the greatest stake in the problem-the millions of workers, employers, and policy makers whose lives will be affected by the actions (or inaction) of today's stakeholders. -- Stephanie Kelton, author of <i>The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy</i> Rescuing Retirement presents a thoughtful and compelling view of how the current retirement system is failing our people-and offers a thought-provoking, pragmatic approach to substantially enhancing retirement security for every American. -- Robert Rubin, seventieth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Finally, a practical plan to address Americans' lack of adequate retirement savings. This silent crisis, if not solved, will slow growth, challenge budgets, and hurt households across the United States. Teresa Ghilarducci and Tony James are proposing a smarter, more cost-effective way of securing the retirements of all Americans. This plan is critical to warding off a looming retirement savings crisis. -- Michael Bloomberg

The argument is clearly made and succinctly presented. Highly recommended. * Choice * Ghilarducci and James never slip into wonk-speak or jargon, and lay readers will appreciate the way the authors make sense of complex economic issues. * Publishers Weekly * All workers should have the same retirement security and peace of mind that teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other public employees have earned and have fought hard to maintain. Ghilarducci and James's plan for universal, prefunded, secure-for-life pensions-supplements to Social Security-is a great exemplar of how to achieve a secure retirement. -- Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers Rescuing Retirement is an explicit call to action aimed directly at those with the greatest stake in the problem-the millions of workers, employers, and policy makers whose lives will be affected by the actions (or inaction) of today's stakeholders. -- Stephanie Kelton, Stony Brook University Retiring with dignity shouldn't be out of reach for so many Americans. Tony James and Teresa Ghilarducci's plan is a bold and innovative fix to our broken retirement system. -- Chris Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton Worldwide In the face of a daunting national crisis, Tony James and Teresa Ghilarducci have proposed a practical bipartisan solution that deserves the attention of business leaders, policy makers, and legislators. -- Jim Sinegal, cofounder and former CEO of Costco Ghilarducci and James aim to eliminate the retirement savings gap for those earning under $100,000 through affordable, low-fee, mandatory accounts with automatic annuitization. The pairing of an expert retirement economist and a financial hotshot has produced an innovative approach to this critical policy challenge. We need every idea we can get! -- Alicia Munnell, director, Center for Retirement Research, Boston College Rescuing Retirement presents a thoughtful and compelling view of how the current retirement system is failing our people-and offers a thought-provoking, pragmatic approach to substantially enhancing retirement security for every American. -- Robert Rubin, seventieth U.S. Treasury Secretary Finally, a practical plan to address Americans' lack of adequate retirement savings. This silent crisis, if not solved, will slow growth, challenge budgets, and hurt households across the United States. Teresa Ghilarducci and Tony James are proposing a smarter, more cost-effective way of securing the retirements of all Americans. This plan is critical to warding off a looming retirement savings crisis. -- Michael Bloomberg

Author Information

Teresa Ghilarducci is the Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research, director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, and director of the New School’s Retirement Equity Lab. She is the author of When I’m Sixty-Four: The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them (2008) and How to Retire with Enough Money: And How to Know What Enough Is (2015). Tony James is executive vice chairman of the Blackstone Group and a member of Blackstone’s board of directors. He previously served as Blackstone’s president and chief operating officer.

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