Preserving America's economic security: hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, special hearing, February 5, 2011, Cedar Falls, IA.

On August 24-25, 2010, the National Defense University held a conference titled “Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security?” to explore the economic element of national power. This special collection of selected papers from the conference represents the view of several keynote speakers and participants in six panel discussions. It explores the complexity surrounding this subject and examines the major elements that, interacting as a system, define the economic component of national security.

Excerpt from Social Security in America: The Factual Background of the Social Security Act as Summarized From Staff Reports to the Committee on Economic Security The Social Security Act became law on August 14, 1935. This act was a final development from the work of the Committee on Economic Security, the report of which the President transmitted to Congress in a special message on January 17, 1935, with recommendations for the passage of legislation to carry out the Committee's suggestions. This message and report represented the fulfillment of a promise made by the President in a special message on June 8, 1934, to the effect that he expected to make recommendations at the beginning of the next session of Congress for additional measures of protection against the major vicissitudes of life which result in destitution and dependency for many individuals. The Committee on Economic Security was a temporary agency created by the President in Executive Order no. 6757, on June 29, 1934, as a first step in the fulfillment of this promise. This Com mittee consisted of the Secretary of Labor as chairman, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administrator. Its function was to study the problems relating to economic security and to make recommendations, both for a long-time and an immediate program of legislation which would promote economic security for the individual. This Committee completed the major part of its task when it filed its report with the President, which he transmitted to Congress in the special message of January 17 1935. It was continued in existence however, with a small staff throughout the consideration of the social security bill in Congress, to give such assistance to the congressional committees as they might request. Its existence terminated October 1, 1935, when the Social Security Board came into operation as the permanent agency to administer this legislation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Contents: (1) National Security (NS) and the Congressional Interest; 21st Century Challenges to NS; (2) The Role of the Economy in U.S. NS; Macroecon. and Microecon. Issues in NS; (3) Economic Growth and Broad Conceptions of NS: Human Capital; Research, Innovation, Energy, and Space; (4) Globalization, Trade, Finance, and the G-20; Instability in the Global Economy; Savings and Exports; Boosting Domestic Demand Abroad; Open Foreign Markets to U.S. Products and Services; Build Cooperation with International Partners; Deterring Threats to the International Financial System; (5) Democracy, Human Rights, and Development Aid; Sustainable Development. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication.

The new president of the AFL-CIO offers his manifesto: a blunt yet compassionate account of the dilemmas facing American workers of all kinds--high tech and low, immigrant and native born, blue collar and white. As he presents a visionary plan to reverse the growing insecurity and inequality of American life, Sweeney targets the growing disparity between rich and poor, the racial polarization and ethnic animosity, and indicts corporate America for its "lean and mean" abdication of social responsibility.

The National Defense University conference entitled Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security? explored the economic element of national power.Often ignored and misunderstood in relation to national security, the economy has been taken for granted for years, but its strength is the foundation of national security. Over 2 days, several keynote speakers and participants in six panel discussions explored the complexity surrounding this subject and examined the major elements that, interacting as a system, define the economic component of national security.As the Nation begins to understand the imperative of putting its problem-solving apparatus into a global systemic context, that framework was used to explore the topic because, as Albert Einstein said, "We cannot solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." And the linear solution sets we once used to solve simplistic problems are of little value in a world of complex systems.This conference was designed around a systemic framework that could be used to develop a grand strategy surrounding the Nation's economy as a subsystem of national security. The panels and keynote presentations looked at the economic element of national power from different system views. Those views--including the role of debt, the government, industrial capability, energy, science, technology, and human capital--create a systemic view of what could be done to improve an understanding of the economic element of national power. Selected papers from the conference that represent these views comprise this volume.Chapter one is a transcript of the comments made by opening keynote speaker David Walker. He contends that if the economic element of national power is neglected and misunderstood, nothing will be more dangerous to the Nation than the national debt and its unintended consequences for generations to come. His arguments are alarming and are critical for policymakers and every citizen to understand. He provides a common-sense approach to getting the Nation's financial house in order.America's role in the world is based on its military and economic prowess and capability. In chapter two, John Morton traces the historical roots of the economy and its role in enabling the superpower status of the Nation. He also proposes that the United States needs an economic grand strategy and describes the road ahead.No 21st-century economy can be secured without a steady supply of energy. Without adequate energy to power contemporary civilization, there is no security at all. In chapter three, Keith Cooley explains his approach to an energy plan, which includes a grand strategy that, if enacted, will support the Nation's future.Contents: Contents * Preface * Introduction * Chapter One * We the People: Keeping the Economy and the Nation Strong * David M. Walker * Chapter Two * Toward a Premise for Grand Strategy * John F. Morton * Chapter Three * Energy Security Is National Security * Keith W. Cooley * Chapter Four * Achieving Energy Security That Feeds the Economic Component of National Security * Louis J. Infante * Chapter Five * A Well-educated Workforce: Vital Component of National and Economic Security * Myra Howze Shiplett, Wendy Russell, Anne M. Khademian, and Lenora Peters Gant * Chapter Six * Innovation * Carmen Medina * Conclusion * Sheila R. Ronis