Harry C. Ballantyne
Cheif Actuary, Retired, Social Security Administration
In going to the Baltimore Museum of Art recently, I saw a painting that had, as an artist’s name "Circle of Rembrandt." When I asked one of the docents at the museum what that meant, I found that originally, it was thought to be a painting by Rembrandt, but found later not to be. The painting turned out to be by one of Rembrandt’s students, so they decided to credit the artwork to the name "Circle of Rembrandt."
Consequently, in honor of Bob Ball and his legacy, I think it would be fitting that future good (and, they would have to be good) ideas for improvements in the financing and adequacy of Social Security benefits may merit the name "Circle of Bob Ball."