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66 viewsPanelists met at the White House conference on social security and spoke on the private market options for Social Security. They focused on what kinds of investments should be made and who d…
47 viewsRobert Ball, a member of the 1994 Advisory Council on Social Security, spoke at a conference on Medicare, which was created in 1965. He spoke about the origins of the government national hea…
50 viewsUnion leaders and others briefed reporters on their opposition to privatizing the Social Security system. They also outlined how they would reform the system, essentially the plan proposed b…
46 viewsSecretary Bentsen and former Social Security administrator Ball briefed reporters on economic and Social Security issues. They also answered questions about a new round of Republican televis…
51 viewsDuring the fourth and final day of hearings on the Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment, witnesses testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee. The amendment would impose a mand…
47 viewsFollowing brief remarks on retirement programs, primarily Social Security, the panelists took questions from the audience.
62 viewsThe National Advisory Council on Social Security Issues issued its final recommendations on health care and the social security system. The report includes issues such as access to health ca…
52 viewsThe National Council of Senior Citizens hosts a discussion on Best way to proceed on financing Social Security. Former Social Security Commissioner Robert Ball gives his views. He opposed a…
31 viewsThe Senate Finance Committee hearing on a social security tax cut continued. Charles Bowsher, Comptroller General of the U.S. General Accounting Office, and Robert Ball, the former Commissio…
41 viewsSubcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy concluded hearings on S. 216, to establish the Social Security Administration as an independent executive branch agency headed by a bipartis…
136 viewsThe Council on Foreign Relations held a series of speakers to talk about what the future of U.S./Japan Relations would be like in the near future.
52 viewsSen. Moynihan, member of the Senate Finance committee, addresses the Natl. Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). Among the topics addressed is an insightful story behind the birth of Social Se…
43 viewsA panel of speakers at the National Press Club gave their input on the subject "Are the Elderly Getting Too Much".
35 viewsExperts talked about ways to finance federal children’s programs. Topics included priorities, taxation, role of states, immunizations, and drug-addicted mothers.
98 viewsRepresentative Edward Roybal (D-California) moderated a forum on Social Security. Panelists talked about the solvency of the program as well as its impact on various demographics of American…
78 viewsMr. Ball discussed complaints about the social security system, and responded to callers' questions. Due to the age of source media, the video breaks up.
61 viewsWitnesses testified on the effects the proposed tax reform would have on the working poor.
286 viewsMembers of the Social Security Reform Commission, also known as the Greenspan Commission, met to review options for the future viability of social security.
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