Social Security Symposium: A Global Perspective | May 9, Washington, D.C. & Online
Hear from global experts about the various dimensions of reforming public retirement programs
Social Security Symposium: A Global Perspective
May 9, 2024
8:45 AM - 2:30 PM EDT
The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. and **Online**
Breakfast and Lunch will be served.
As we approach the 90th anniversary of the US Social Security program in 2025, and as the program’s trust fund is projected to be depleted by 2033, we find ourselves at a critical juncture. Social Security reform is essential to preserving the program’s ability to provide critical economic security to vulnerable seniors by averting indiscriminate benefit cuts, which are scheduled to occur by law when the trust fund goes to zero. Sensible reforms will ensure the program can meet this pivotal role without imposing undue debt burdens or excessive taxes on younger generations. There are further opportunities to modernize Social Security to enhance individual liberty and reduce disincentives to work and saving that undermine US economic growth.
This May 9th, the Cato Institute will hold a symposium to foster insightful discussions on the various dimensions of Social Security reform. By bringing together a diverse group of US and international experts, we will explore shared challenges and identify global lessons to inform US reform options. The insights and lessons from our conversations will equip US legislators with informed perspectives, innovative solutions, and evidence‐based strategies to reforming Social Security over the next decade. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
We’re excited to be joined by:
Andrew Biggs - Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute (US)
Philip Cross - Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute (CA)
Jason Fichtner - Chief Economist, The Bipartisan Policy Center (US)
Rachel Greszler - Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation (US)
Michael Littlewood, Professor of Law, University of Auckland (NZ)
Kristoffer Lundberg - Deputy Director, Policy Analysis Unit, Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (SE)
Robert O’Quinn - Fmr. Chief Economist, US Department of Labor (US)
Martin Werding - Chair, Social Policy and Public Finance, Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
You’re invited to join us in-person or follow along online. Register at the button below or simply reply to this email with your first and last name and your preferred email address and specify online or in-person. We hope to see some of you there!
