NYU Wagner and The Century Foundation: How Do We Secure Social Security Benefits for Gen-Z?

Recent polling reconfirms that Social Security, which provides a guaranteed income stream for retirees and disabled workers, as well as their survivors, is wildly popular across partisan lines. This is hardly surprising when you consider that today, roughly nine out of ten Americans over the age of 65 receive Social Security benefits. But with Social Security’s reserves set to be depleted in the mid-2030s, at which point 75–80 percent of promised benefits will be payable with incoming revenues, what will it take to protect and sustain the program for future generations?

Join us on Wednesday, May 3, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM ET, for a conversation about the future of Social Security, what policies are needed to ensure its longevity, the politics of achieving this critical goal, and a polling update from Data for Progress.

Sherry Glied, dean, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Mark Zuckerman, president, The Century Foundation

Keynote: 
Dr. Kilolo Kijakazi, acting commissioner, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Featuring:
Jason J. Fichtner, vice president and chief economist, Bipartisan Policy Center 
Tracey Gronniger, managing director of economic security and housing, Justice in Aging
Laura Haltzel, senior fellow, The Century Foundation
Moderator: Dylan Matthews, senior correspondent, Vox.com

Live captions and ASL interpretation will be provided.

Co-sponsored by NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and The Century Foundation.