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Witnesses testified on the role of Social Security as a source of retirement income as the number of workers with pensions continued to decline. They agreed that Social Security benefits oug…

Witnesses talked about the Social Security Disability Insurance program and drivers of the cost of the program.

Panelists discussed the past, future, and current state of the Social Security system. They focused on various proposals to improve future solvency such as benefit cuts, raising the retireme…

Andrew Biggs talked about issues related to the financial solvency of Social Security and other entitlement, retirement, and pension programs. He supports gradually raising the early retirem…

Mr. Goss and Mr. Holtz-Eakin explained their agencies' methods for evaluating President Bush’s reform proposals. Mr. Biggs discussed the trade-offs involved in Social Security reform and the…

President Bush led a conversation about reforming Social Security with an invited audience of future benefit recipients in the Mellon Auditorium. Among the topics they addressed were the cur…

Mr. Andrew Biggs and Mr. Michael Tanner talked about social security, focusing on public perceptions, possibilities for reform, and the politics of social security. Following prepared remark…

The speakers talked about social security, focusing on how the social security system operates and how it is financed. Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute is featured.

Officials testified about various plans to continue financing Social Security. Among the issues they addressed were proposals to partially privatize the system, the state of the economy, and…

Participants talked about the goals of the Social Security System, Social Security financing, and the need for reform. They also talked about the Social Security Trust fund and projections o…