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Preserve, Protect, Pass On
Social Security is a longstanding success of our democratic system. It provides financial security and stable incomes to 60 million Americans directly receiving retirement, disability, or survivor...
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Yes, it’s the Monday before the election and Robert Samuelson wants us to cut...
Dean Baker, co-director, Center for Economic Policy Research Yep, he tells us the real national embarrassment is not having a racist, sexist, xenophobic candidate as a major party presidential nominee....
View ArticleSocial Security report shows healthy system in need of fine-tuning
Last week, the Social Security Trustees published their 269-page annual report on the health of the Social Security Trust Funds, which hold the assets that will help fund future retirement benefits for...
View ArticleSeattle’s Encouraging Move Towards Universal Retirement Coverage
Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess has announced his intention to implement a retirement savings plan for private sector employees whose employers do not provide any kind of retirement savings vehicles. In the...
View ArticleDelivering on the promise of Social Security: America’s pension plan
Social Security is crucial to Washingtonians’ economic security and our state’s economy Nearly 1.3 million Washington residents receive Social Security benefits, representing 18% of the state’s...
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Social Security: The Swiss Army Knife of American public policy
The next time you hear a Very Serious Person’s pronouncement about Social Security’s supposedly impending doom, remember: an individual’s interest in seeing Social Security thrive is usually a)...
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Immigrants Play a Vital Role in Securing our Social Security System’s Future
Nancy Altman by Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works and EOI board member Donald Trump and his administration are holding millions of young Americans hostage. In return for ending the...
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The Republican Plan for Paid Family Leave: Cannibalize Social Security
Photo: dennis crowley via CCL 2.0 That so-called “pro-family” agenda of today’s Republican party? Not so much. Their latest idea: cannibalize Social Security to fund paid family leave, and have parents...
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The Bottom Line on Social Security’s Bottom Line
The 2018 Social Security Trustees Report is out, weighing in at a somewhat-intimidating 270 pages (!). But if you don’t want to wade through it, here’s the bottom line on Social Security’s bottom line:...
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