A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT:
REFORMING THE TERMS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT IN AMERICA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
States continue to grapple with the three-year fiscal crisis that has involved intense battles over everything from public employee
pensions and benefits to collective bargaining. On September 20, 2011, at a conference headlined by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, the Manhattan Institute will present the first comprehensive national poll on voter attitudes attitudes on public
sector unions and state budgets conducted by pollster Douglas E. Schoen.
Part I:The Honorable Scott Walker, Governor, State of Wisconsin gives the
Morning Keynote with an introduction by Roger Hertog
Part II: A discussion on How The Public Perceives The New Social
Contract, moderated by Michael Allegretti with Douglas E. Schoen, Daniel DiSalvo, and Joshua Rauh
Part III: A discussion on Building Resilient Budgets With The New Social
Contract, moderated by Howard Husock with Josh Barro, E.J. McMahon, and James Hohman
Part IV:The Honorable Mitch Daniels, Governor, State of Indiana
gives the lunch keynote on Fiscal Discipline To Save America with an introduction by Steven Malanga
The Honorable Scott Walker, Governor, State of Wisconsin
Introduction by Roger Hertog, Hertog Foundation
9:15AM- 10:30AM
MODERATED DISCUSSION: HOW THE PUBLIC PERCEIVES THE NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT
Moderator: Michael Allegretti, Director, Center for State & Local Leadership Douglas E. Schoen, President, Douglas E. Schoen, LLC Daniel DiSalvo, Assistant Professor, The City College of New York/CUNY Joshua Rauh, Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
10:30AM- 10:45AM
BREAK
10:45AM- 12:00PM
MODERATED DISCUSSION: BUILDING RESILIENT BUDGETS WITH THE NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT
Moderator: Howard Husock, VP Policy Research, Manhattan Institute Josh Barro, Walter B. Wriston Fellow, Manhattan Institute E.J. McMahon, Senior Fellow, Empire Center for New York State Policy James Hohman, Assistant Director for Fiscal Policy, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
12:00PM- 12:30PM
RECEPTION
12:30PM- 1:00PM
LUNCH SERVED
1:00PM- 2:00PM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: FISCAL DISCIPLINE TO SAVE AMERICA
The Honorable Mitch Daniels, Governor, State of Indiana
Introduction by Steven Malanga, Senior Editor, City Journal
