When I'm Sixty-Four
A crisis is looming for baby boomers and anyone else who hopes to retire in the coming years. When I'm Sixty-Four explains how to confront this crisis head-on, revealing the causes behind the increasingly precarious economics of old age in America. It proposes a bold plan to guarantee retirement security for every working citizen. No other book makes such a persuasive case for overhauling the pension and Social Security system in order to provide older Americans with the financial stability they have earned and deserve.
Praise for When I'm Sixty-Four
"This is an insightful book on an important topic. Policymakers know that the baby boomers are facing a precarious retirement future. But most baby boomers do not appear to be concerned. Ghilarducci's analysis is a warning call designed to shake up the complacency. She proposes a bold plan to shore up the eroding economic foundations of retirement in America."
— Laura D'Andrea Tyson, University of California, Berkeley
"At last! A robust, reliable, and highly readable reaffirmation of the right to retire. Teresa Ghilarducci is America's leading pension economist, defender of Social Security, and the scourge of schemes to bilk the elderly. Here she tells it straight: what's right, what's wrong, and what should be done."
— James K. Galbraith, University of Texas, Austin
"A blockbuster. This book addresses a hot topic. It is timely and full of interesting arguments, materials, and facts."
— Thomas I. Palley, author of Plenty of Nothing