# Once More with Passion: Save Social Security! 

September/​October 1998 • Policy Report 

By [William A. Niskanen](https://www.cato.org/people/william-niskanen) 

##### About the Author 

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##### [William A. Niskanen](/people/william-niskanen)

Former Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Economist