Keynote by Speaker Paul Ryan | This way up: Economic mobility for poor and middle-class Americans |
Description: Introduction: Tom Donohue, US Chamber of Commerce Keynote: Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives (R-WI) Conversation: Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives (R-WI) Gerald Seib, The Wall Street Journal On December 14, AEI hosted the opening of the “This way up” summit, with a keynote from AEI President Arthur Brooks and a panel discussion. The next day, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) gave the keynote address, in which he called for the federal government to act as the supply line, not the front line, in fighting poverty. He discussed the potential for local service providers to fill the gap between the benefit cliff and self-sufficiency and the importance of measuring program outcomes. Alex Brill, Veronique de Rugy, Ramesh Ponnuru, and Michael Barone discussed reform conservatism, which aims to break away from the traditional conservative rhetoric and tax policy. John Engler, Howard Husock, Peter Wehner, and Robert Doar discussed why the system has not been producing young people who can compete in the 21st-century economy and recommended a more customized and graduated approach to job training. Charles Murray and Tamar Jacoby discussed changes in the family since the 1960s, the social factors that produced these changes, and how they have affected poverty in the United States. The “Family matters” panel built on the consensus reached in the AEI/Brookings report on the positive impacts of marriage on poverty and the need to eliminate marriage disincentives. Next, Grant Collins, Lawrence Mead, Robert Rector, and Jason Turner discussed the current state of the social safety net and identified several areas for improvement, such as stronger work requirements. Later, Oren Cass, Brandon Chrostowski, Nicholas Eberstadt, and Michael Strain examined the long-term decline of prime-age men’s participation in the workforce. Mark Holden, Vikrant Reddy, Sam Schaeffer, and Steven Teles inspected some of the causes of American imprisonment rates and the humanitarian and economic benefits of improving our criminal justice system. J. D. Vance and William Kristol ended the event by reminding attendees that understanding the culture of those one serves is necessary before solving problems through policy. Subscribe to AEI's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/AEIVideos?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AEIonline Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AEI For more information http://www.aei.org Third-party photos, graphics, and video clips in this video may have been cropped or reframed. Music in this video may have been recut from its original arrangement and timing. In the event this video uses Creative Commons assets: If not noted in the description, titles for Creative Commons assets used in this video can be found at the link provided after each asset. The use of third-party photos, graphics, video clips, and/or music in this video does not constitute an endorsement from the artists and producers licensing those materials. AEI operates independently of any political party and does not take institutional positions on any issues. AEI scholars, fellows, and their guests frequently take positions on policy and other issues. When they do, they speak for themselves and not for AEI or its trustees or other scholars or employees. More information on AEI research integrity can be found here: http://www.aei.org/about/ #news #politics #government #education #livestream #live 
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