Leaving Women Behind · Modern Families, Outdated Laws by Strassel, Kimberley A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents FOREWORD - Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison PREFACE 1 - INTRODUCTION

10 ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT AMERICA THE FIRST DAY ON THE (INFLEXIBLE) JOB BRINGING UP BABY THE TAXWOMAN COMETH HEALTH CARE, ON LIFE SUPPORT A FAILING GRADE FOR SCHOOLS THE SCRAMBLED NEST EGG SOCIAL INSECURITY THE NOT-SO-GOLDEN YEARS IT CAN ONLY GET WORSE . . . FARE THEE WELL TO OLD-FASHIONED WELFARE WHAT’S TO BE DONE? FOCUS ON THE FEDS

2 - WOMEN AS WORKERS

PROBLEM NO. 1: - THE 40-HOUR STRAITJACKET PROBLEM NO. 2: - THE INCREDIBLY INFLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE PROBLEM NO. 3: - BENEFITS NOT-FOR-ALL PROBLEM NO. 4: - TAKE-IT-OR-LEAVE-IT BENEFITS PROBLEM NO. 5: - UNEMPLOYMENT UNASSISTANCE WHAT CAN BE DONE?

3 - WOMEN AND CHILDCARE

PROBLEM NO. 1: - THE NOT-SO-HAPPY HOMEMAKER PROBLEM NO. 2: - SCRATCHING FOR TAX DOLLARS PROBLEM NO. 3: - TAX RELIEF FOR YOU . . . BUT NOT FOR YOU PROBLEM NO. 4: - NO RECEIPT, NO HELP PROBLEM NO. 5: - DYING FOR DAYCARE WHAT CAN BE DONE?

4 - WOMEN AS TAXPAYERS

PROBLEM NO. 1: - FOR RICHER, OR MUCH POORER PROBLEM NO. 2: - ALL THE EXTRAS PROBLEM NO. 3: - WITHDRAWAL PAINS PROBLEM NO. 4: - A LIFETIME OF WORKING AND TAXES WHAT CAN BE DONE?

5 - WOMEN AND HEALTH

PROBLEM NO. 1: - THE DREADED DOCTOR BILL PROBLEM NO. 2: - YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU PROBLEM NO. 3: - CHOICE IS NOT AN OPTION PROBLEM NO. 4: - THE CONTROLLING FACTOR PROBLEM NO. 5: - SAYING NO TO SELF-INSURANCE PROBLEM NO. 6: - SAYING NO TO INDIVIDUALLY OWNED INSURANCE TOO PROBLEM NO. 7: - UNINSURED AND LOVING IT PROBLEM NO. 8: - UNFRIENDLY GOVERNMENT INSURANCE PROBLEM NO. 9: - THE TATTERED SOCIAL SAFETY NET A PLAN FOR INSURING THE UNINSURED WHAT CAN BE DONE?

6 - WOMEN AND EDUCATION

WELL-INTENTIONED REFORMS PROBLEM NO. 1: - SCHOOL CHOICE PROMISING CHOICE: MAGNET SCHOOLS PROMISING CHOICE: CHARTER SCHOOLS PROMISING CHOICE: PRIVATE SCHOOLS PROMISING CHOICE: VOUCHERS PROMISING CHOICE: HOMESCHOOLING LOTS OF MONEY, NO RESULTS THE WILL TO COMPETE TEACHING THE TEACHERS WHAT CAN BE DONE?

7 - WOMEN AS SAVERS AND INVESTORS

THE RETIREMENT TOOLBOX RISK? PROBLEM NO. 1: - VEXING VESTING PROBLEM NO. 2: - CONFINING CONTRIBUTIONS PROBLEM NO. 3: - INVESTMENT 101 PROBLEM NO. 4: - ADVICE IS NOT ADVISED PROBLEM NO. 5: - TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT TAX DEFERRAL THE BUSH TAX CUT WHAT CAN BE DONE?

8 - WOMEN AND SOCIAL SECURITY

PROBLEM NO. 1: - A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY GONE PROBLEM NO. 2: - BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO PROBLEM NO. 3: - THE BLACK-BALLED WIDOW PROBLEM NO. 4: - ROLLING THE DICE WHAT CAN BE DONE?

9 - WOMEN AS RETIREES

PROBLEM NO. 1: - PAYING TO BE OLD PROBLEM NO. 2: - DYING TO PAY TAXES PROBLEM NO. 3: - MEDICARE MAYHEM PROBLEM NO. 4: - A LONG-TERM MESS

10 - WOMEN AND THE FUTURE OF ELDERLY ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS

PROBLEM NO. 1: - BYE-BYE BABIES PROBLEM NO. 2: - NOT PAYING-AS-WE-GO WHAT TRUST FUNDS? MOVING TO A FUNDED SYSTEM OVERCOMING THE FEAR FACTOR WHAT CAN BE DONE?

11 - WOMEN AND WELFARE

PROBLEM NO. 1: - STAYING POOR PROBLEM NO. 2: - SPENDING MONEY AND NOT GETTING RESULTS PROBLEM NO. 3: - PENALTIES FOR LEAVING WELFARE AND GOING TO WORK PROBLEM NO. 4: - ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL WELFARE PROBLEM NO. 5: - CROWDING OUT THE PRIVATE SECTOR WELFARE REFORM BUILDING ON SUCCESSFUL REFORMS CHOICE IN CHARITY ENDING GOVERNMENT’S MONOPOLY TAXPAYER CHOICE

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