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June 16, 2008

Future of Entitlement Programs

Participants spoke about the future of entitlement programs and the federal budget outlook. Topics included the projected shortfalls in… read more

Participants spoke about the future of entitlement programs and the federal budget outlook. Topics included the projected shortfalls in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, as well as major policy reforms and proposals for solutions to the shortfalls. They also talked about key issues such as health cost growth, population aging and the macroeconomic risks associated with tax increases and budget deficits. close

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William G. Gale Director Brookings Institution->Economic Studies
James R. Jones Chairman and CEO (Former) American Stock Exchange

David Kirby Executive Director America's Future Foundation
Richard "Dick" D. Lamm President Americans for Generational Equity
Michael Linden Director First Focus->Tax and Budget Policy
Kouri C. Marshall Vice Chair Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity->Political Action Committee
Rudolph G. Penner Senior Fellow Urban Institute, The->Public Policy
Alice M. Rivlin Senior Fellow Brookings Institution->Economic Studies
David B. Smith Executive Director National Conference on Citizenship
Patrick Wetherille Co-Founder and Director Students for Saving Social Security

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Program ID:: 205982-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 17, 2008 | 12:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jun 23, 2008 | 3:05am EDT | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

Jun 17, 2008 | 12:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 17, 2008 | 7:36am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 20, 2008 | 3:20pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 21, 2008 | 4:05am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 23, 2008 | 3:05am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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