We tried to include some of these ideas in our Social Security reform package, to actually provide incentives in the system for people to continue to work.
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 say personally I would not go to a company advising me on wealth management that did not have it because I think whoever is advising me ought to have as their highest responsibility to be giving me advice that is in my interest.
If you are really going to relieve me of the administrative burden, if you are going to really relieve me of the liability, if you are going to really relieve me of the cost other than the payroll transfer.
We create a basic minimum benefit that will apply to about 10 percent of Social Security.
If we are going to have tax-advantaged vehicles to encourage people to save for retirement, then the savings ought to be for retirement.
What happens is those people, if the children are not able to care for them, they are going into institutions, but where is that being paid for? Overwhelmingly, it is being paid for out of Medicaid accounts.
We had literally hundreds of people and groups come before this commission. We listened intently for all sides on how we could fix these challenges.
What we have done is we recommend harmonizing withdrawal rules for 401(k)'s and IRAs.
If we are going to provide tax incentives for people to have retirement savings, then it should not be used as a piggy bank to pay for other things.





