[...] We already reminded you that President Bush renewed his commitment to Social Security reform during his State of the Union address this year when he called for a new commission to study entitlements. Today, the Concord Coalition hosted a panel discussion on whether such a commission was necessary to solve the crisis.Speakers included Dr. Charles P. Blahous, the Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy; Former Representative Charles Stenholm; U.S. Comptroller General David Walker; Stuart Butler of The Heritage Foundation; Maya MacGuineas of the New America Foundation; Joseph Minarik of the Committee For Economic Development; Isabel Sawhill of The Brookings Institution. With experts from such diverse political backgrounds, the surprising conclusion that emerged was that they all agreed “yes, it takes a commission.” [...]
