Social Security reform options
News media briefing
Jan. 18, 2007
As the new Congress begins work and the president's State
of the Union address approaches, the Academy held a timely
briefing for reporters on a major political issue: Social
Security reform.
The Jan. 18 briefing
showcased the Academy’s new monograph, Social
Security Reform Options, which takes a close look
at various proposals ranging from revenue increases
to benefit cuts to private-sector investments aimed
at shoring up Social Security's finances.
At the briefing,
Academy Senior Pension Fellow Ron Gebhardtsbauer explained
the implications of the reform options, both for beneficiaries
and for the program's finances.
Some of those
options could gain momentum if legislators and/or the
president decide to push for Social Security reform during
this congressional session.
Gebhardtsbauer also noted that the Academy's Social
Security Game has been redesigned. The Academy offers the
interactive game on its website as an educational tool.
More info
The Social Security Game
The new version of the Academy’s Social
Security Game is more informative and easier to play
than ever. It’s
designed to be a fun, interactive introduction to major options
for Social Security reform. Players try to construct a solution
that will keep Social Security solvent—and along the
way, they find out that every option has its pros and cons.
Questions?
For more information about the Academy’s work on Social
Security issues, contact Senior Pension Policy Analyst Heather Jerbi
(jerbi@actuary.org, 202-223-8196).
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