What is going to happen to all the truck drivers of America when we have self-driving vehicles?
Kent Conrad
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Kent Conrad is a former United States Senator from North Dakota, serving from 1993 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on fiscal policy and budget issues, particularly as the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Throughout his tenure, Conrad advocated for responsible budgeting and was involved in discussions surrounding Social Security and healthcare reform. He played a significant role in shaping policies that impacted both North Dakota and the nation as a whole.
I would just say in this whole area of lifetime income options, there is a tremendous opportunity here.
We ought to reestablish this benefit for survivors and those affected by disability.
I would just say our Retirement Security Plans and our Retirement Security Clearinghouses are responding to the underlying dynamic that Professor Mead has done such a good job in describing.
I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.
We did a whole series of things in our Social Security reform not to discourage people from working, but to encourage them to continue working if they are able to do so.
Things are changing very rapidly, and it presents us with a requirement to change how we envision retirement as well.
I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.
Fully 64 percent of the American people said they were worried about not having enough money for retirement.





