All Posts Tagged With: "pay-as-you-go pension system"
The New Sweden
Waldemar Ingdahl is director of Eudoxa, a liberal think tank in Stockholm, Sweden. The European Social Model is being heavily discussed in Europe. Some still laud it, but its problems are obvious, with low economic growth, an aging population coupled with “pay-as-you-go” pension systems, and widespread persisting unemployment. In Sweden we have already solved this [...]
1Mar2007 | Waldemar Ingdahl | 5 comments | ContinuedSocial Security Is in Good Shape?
Denial, as the saying goes, is not just a river in Egypt. Gene Lyons, a columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is one of numerous opponents of Social Security reform to allege that Social Security is not facing a crisis (“Social Security Alarm Just Another Flimflam,” December 15). The program is just fine, able to pay [...]
1May2005 | Michael D. Tanner | 0 comments | Continued-
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