Cannon House Office Building
283 1st St SE Washington, DC 20559
Jul 19, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (GMT-5)
Host:
The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute sponsored a panel discussion on Social Security called "Social Security: The Trust Fund, the Deficit, and Americans' Retirement Security." CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker took part in the panel, along with Representative Xavier Becerra and speakers from the Aspen Institute who discussed a soon-to-be-released brief, "Social Security: The House that Roosevelt Built." The paper takes a look at the legal status of Social Security, debunking some oft-heard critiques, such as that the bonds are worthless, the trust fund is a gimmick, and the program is merely a government run ponzi scheme.
