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Social Security Reform: What Are The Options?, Greg Shaw, Susan Swanlund, Tari Renner
Social Security Reform: What Are The Options?, Greg Shaw, Susan Swanlund, Tari Renner
Roundtables
Recorded in 2005, this Roundtable set the social security issue in the context of public opinion, strategies of the political parties, and changes in the Medicare program. The goal of the discussion was to help citizens understand the political and economic challenges confronting the efforts to reform social security.
A transcript of this discussion is available at the download link above and to the right of this page.
Tax Reform: What Are The Options?, James Simeone, Ruth Ann Friedberg, Diego Mendez-Carbajo
Tax Reform: What Are The Options?, James Simeone, Ruth Ann Friedberg, Diego Mendez-Carbajo
Roundtables
This roundtable used the claim-objection-rejoinder format to address the strengths and weaknesses of tax policy reforms brought before the public in 2005. Using a liberal arts format, the discussion aimed to help citizens understand the principles, values and tradeoffs at stake in the tax policy debate.