The Future of Social Security: Solvency, Adequacy & Equity, and Work
Forum #2
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building,
Constitution Avenue and First Street, NE
Washington, DC
Opening Remarks
- Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), sponsor of H.R. 769, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2009
Panelists:
- Melissa Favreault, senior research associate, Urban Institute; coeditor, Social Security and the Family
- Virginia P. Reno, vice president for income security policy, National Academy of Social Insurance
- Sylvester Schieber, former chair, Social Security Advisory Board
- Paul van de Water, senior fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; former associate commissioner for research, evaluation, and statistics, Social Security Administration
The experts will examine such issues as who ends up with low Social Security benefits. Why? Should we reform Social Security to better protect the most vulnerable and increase equity? What are the possible options? Should other safety net programs, such as Supplemental Security Income, fill this role? How could we pay for adequacy adjustments? What does Congress think about the options?
These forums are made possible by a generous grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
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