http://www.tcf.org/Publications/RetirementSecurity/SocialSecurityBasicsRev2005.pdfOpinion: Social Security Reform, Revised for 2005 (PDF)
58 pages. Excerpt: "Featuring statistics, graphs, and accessible descriptions of how Social Security works, who it affects, and the debate about its future, this pamphlet has long been a popular resource for straightforward information about the program. This edition features a new final chapter on how the current drive to privatize the program would jeopardize Social Security's financial health and endanger the prospects for a secure retirement for millions of working Americans." (The Century Foundation)