Experts attempt to find common ground on retirement reforms.

The Liebman-MacGuineas-Samwick Social Security plan was independently developed by former aides to President Clinton, Senator John McCain, and President George W. Bush to demonstrate the types of compromises involved in a reform that might be acceptable to policymakers across the political spectrum. The plan would achieve sustainable solvency through progressive...

While policymakers should work to strengthen Social Security and private pension savings, talk of a crisis in retirement income preparedness appears premature.

Carolyn L. Weaver's testimony before the Senate Budget Committee on September 9, 1998.