Hi ...
My associate, Herbert T. Brewer, has written an op-ed piece titled "Social
Security: A Modest Proposal," available at
http://www.umbachconsulting.com/whitepapers/SavingSocialSecurityAModestProposal.pdf
. Some here may find it of value in seeing how awake are students who are
inquiring into Social Security as a potential term paper or essay topic
(perhaps for a government or economics class). It might even be fun to
spring it on colleagues. Readers will probably realize it is illogical,
but not quite be able to put their fingers on all the reasons why. It is
only a thousand words (op-ed length) and uncluttered by statistics, graphs,
charts, or references. I am bringing it to your attention in time for
April Fools' Day.
Herbert T. Brewer is, I should mention, the pen name I use for satire.
(For those who wonder who I am and why I am posting here, I was a policy
analyst for the California State Library's California Research Bureau for a
decade, where among other topics I wrote on computer tech. in K-12
education. I currently write a column for Knowledge Quest. I am also the
author of a notorious and surprisingly popular little piece on California's
Velcro crop.)
Regards,
Ken
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Ken Umbach
Umbach Consulting: A writing and research service
6966 Sunrise Blvd., #263, Citrus Heights, CA 95610
916-733-2159 (voice)
www.umbachconsulting.com
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