Understanding Social Security: A forum on Social Security’s roots, issues and future
By DFM News
November 5, 2011
Panel 1- Social Security’s roots and history
Panelists:
Alice Hoffman- Board Member, Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Workers
Tom Nicholls – Senior Legislative Representative in AARP’s Government Affairs Department
Panel 2- Social Security solvency and benefits
Panelists:
Eric Brucker – Widener University economics professor
Joanne Butler – Senior Economic Fellow,Caesar Rodney Institute
Laurence Seidman – Univ. of Delaware economics professor
Panel 3- Social Security’s Future
Panelists:
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware)
Jo Anne Barnhart – Former Commissioner U.S. Social Security Administration
DFM News' Nancy Karibjanian discusses Social Security's future with former Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware)
Understanding Social Security: Social Security 101: A primer on what you need to know about Social Security
Understanding Social Security: Why should people care? -Prior to DFM News’ Social Security forum, we asked some of expert panelists appearing at the event to answer one simple question: “Why should people care about Social Security?”
Understanding Social Security: What Delaware seniors think – A sampling of opinion from Delaware seniors about issues surrounding Social Security.
Understanding Social Security: What one study shows – Widener University economics professor Eric Brucker discusses the findings of a study of senior citizens and Social Security – the Widener Elder Pennsylvanian Study – and what it may tell us about the future of Social Security:
Understanding Social Security: Social Security and retirement planning – A conversation with a University of Delaware professor and a retired UD professor about their efforts to help people better understand what they get from Social Security when they retire.
