“Expand Social Security Now: How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve”, Steven Hill.

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Katana’s interview with the Author of “Expand Social Security Now: How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve”, Steven Hill. Today, we will be talking about:•Why Social Security is one of the greatest government programs ever; how most American retirees depend on Social Security to one degree or another for a decent retirement•Why Social Security is not going broke, and how we can make sure it is funded well into the future•Why we should expand Social Security, rather than cutting it, as many Republican leaders in the US Congress have proposedSteven Hill is a journalist and lecturer and is a former senior fellow with the New America Foundation in Washington DC. His most recent book is Expand Social Security Now: How to Ensure Americans Get the Retirement They Deserve (www.ExpandSocialSecurity.net). His previous books include Raw Deal: How the “Uber Economy” and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers (www.RawDealBook.com), which was selected by The Globalist as one of the Top Ten Books of 2015, the internationally-praised Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age (www.EuropesPromise.org) and 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy (www.10Steps.net). His articles and media interviews have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, CNN, BBC, CNBC, C-SPAN, Bloomberg Business, Fox News, Financial Times, Le Monde, Politico, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Salon, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, The Nation, Washington Monthly, American Prospect and many others.For more information, visit Steven Hill’s website at www.Steven-Hill.com