Economists, Hickey Discuss Fiscal Responsibility Summit

In advance of President Obama’s “fiscal responsibility summit” next week, prominent economists and experts on Social Security and Medicare conducted a news conference call with reporters to discuss a progressive approach to achieving a long-term responsible federal budget. Participating on the call with Roger Hickey, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, was James Galbraith, economist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin; Nancy Altman, former top assistant to Alan Greenspan on the 1983 Social Security Commission; and Dean Baker, co- director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.