{"product_id":"new-way-to-care-book-john-c-goodman-9781598133172","title":"New Way to Care","description":"\u003cb\u003eJohn Goodman is an extraordinarily deep, knowledgeable, and original architect of American domestic policy.\u003c\/b\u003e His book \u003ci\u003eNew Way to Care \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a compelling path out of our terrible social insurance policy morass. It is a must read. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Laurence J. Kotlikoff\u003c\/b\u003e, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and Professor of Economics, Boston University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The COVID-19 pandemic. The Great Recession. The dot-com bust. The early '90s recession. Every decade or so a disaster hits the United States and reminds us that many American families live one calamity away from financial ruin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut what if there were a better way to help families protect themselves from life's risks\u003c\/b\u003e? And what if that way did not further bloat large government bureaucracies and inflate even more their obscene budgets? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fortunately, author, economist, policy entrepreneur, and Independent Institute Senior Fellow \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Goodman, Ph.D., \u003c\/b\u003ehas forged just such a path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Way to Care: Social Protections That Put Families First\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eGoodman offers a bold strategy for giving Americans more control over their destiny, while still promoting--at far less expense--the important social goals that gave rise to government safety-net programs in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here are just a few of the life-risks to which\u003cb\u003e Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e--the Father of Health Savings Accounts, according to the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003cb\u003epresents \u003ci\u003esolutions: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egrowing too old and outliving one's assets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edying too young and leaving dependent family members without resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebecoming disabled and facing financial catastrophe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esuffering a major health event and being unable to afford needed medical care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ebecoming unemployed and finding no market for one's skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Way to Care, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Goodman invites us to envision smartly crafted social protections that better serve the nation's families--and eliminate the risk that America's safety-net expenditures will drive the U.S. economy over a fiscal cliff. \u003cb\u003eThe debate in America over social insurance will never be the same. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNew Way to Care\u003c\/i\u003e, John Goodman is consistently ahead of his time with market solutions which align incentives that respect the agency of individuals while ensuring there is a social safety net. \u003cb\u003eWhat he writes today will be policy in the coming years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eBill Cassidy\u003c\/b\u003e, M.D., U. S. Senator","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50394314080529,"sku":"CIN1598133179G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50394316079377,"sku":"CIN1598133179VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1598133179.jpg?v=1751309825","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/new-way-to-care-book-john-c-goodman-9781598133172","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}