Alertness and knowledge on the part of policymakers would go a long way toward ensuring that our positive recent track record will carry on amid what I am sure will continue to be a rapidly changing financial landscape. 4  BIS Review 26/2006
Up to now, discussions of Social Security and Medicare have been fragmented - there are a sizable number of proposals to reform Social Security, a few to reform Medicare, and none to unify the reforms for both programs. I will propose a joint approach that treats both programs alike and applies to them the same retirement ages and tax arrangements.