As we mark 90 years since the New Deal, we’re reminded that bold ideas and collective action can meet the toughest challenges, and that our society is strongest when we refuse to leave anyone behind. This panel discusses the new Benefits Futures Studio, explores the core principles of a people-centered benefits system, connects social insurance to our social contract, and examines the realities of receiving benefits today.
Speakers included:
- Alice Aluoch, Aspen Financial Security Program’s Person-Centered Community of Practice
- Megan Curran, Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University
- Tim Shaw, Aspen Institute Financial Security Program
- Katie Savin, National Academy of Social Insurance, Ford Fellow in Disability Policy Research, and Benefits Futures Studio
- Moderator: Rebecca Vallas, National Academy of Social Insurance