Social Security: The Opportunity for Real Reform
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 • Cato Institute • Washington, D.C.
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| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks Ed Crane, President, Cato Institute |
| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. | Keynote Address Martin Feldstein George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University |
| 10:15 - 11:30 a.m. | The Social Security Crisis Thomas Saving Social Security Board of Trustees Kent Smetters Associate Professor, Wharton School of Business Michael Tanner Director, Cato Institute Project on Social Security Choice Maya MacGuineas Director, Fiscal Programs New America Foundation |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
How to Evaluate Plans for Reform Stephen Goss Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration Douglas Holtz-Eakin Director, Congressional Budget Office Andrew Biggs Associate Commissioner, Social Security Administration Robert Bixby Executive Director, Concord Coalition |
| 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Luncheon Address Al Hubbard Assistant to the President for Economic Policy; Director, National Economic Council |
| 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Women, Minorities, and the Poor Lea Abdnor Executive Director, Women for Social Security Choice Jesse Brown President, Krystal Investments Robert de Posada President, Latino Coalition |
| 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. | The Tough Issues: Transition, Risk, Administration William Shipman Principal, CarriageOaks, Ltd. Jagadeesh Gokhale Senior Fellow, Cato Institute David John Social Security Analyst, Heritage Foundation |
| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Reception |
Wednesday, February 9, 2005 • Cato Institute • Washington, D.C.
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| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | On the Hill: Proposals for Individual Accounts Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | Second Keynote Address Edward Prescott W. P. Carey Professor of Economics, Arizona State University; Winner, 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. | Luncheon Address Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
The Politics of Social Security John Zogby President, Zogby International Richard Thau President, Presentation Testing, Inc. Scott Rasmussen President, Rasmussen Reports Michael Barone Senior Writer, U. S. News & World Report |
*Invited
This conference is made possible by the generous support of the Carthage Foundation and the Gordon V. and Helen C. Smith Foundation.
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