Some recent deficit reduction proposals call for shifting to a “chained CPI” to adjust Social Security and other benefits to keep pace with inflation. Other policy proposals call for using a special price index for the elderly to adjust Social Security benefits. What are the implications of such changes?
This session will feature a discussion of the Academy’s newly-released fact sheet: Should Social Security’s Cost-of-Living-Adjustment Be Changed? Register now to get answers to your questions about these policy proposals.
Moderator:
Richard Hobbie, Executive Director, National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
Speakers:
Virginia Reno, Vice President for Income Security, National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI)
Benjamin Veghte, Income Security Research Associate, NASI
Attendees will receive copies of the fact sheet, Should Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment Be Changed? as well as NASI’s new primer, Social Security Benefits, Finances, and Policy Options.
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