Social Security, unlike the stock market, is idiot-proof
Photo: Rafael Matsunaga CC BY 2.0 Designing a product to be “idiot-proof” is not an insult to the consumer. We all do stupid things sometimes, and it is just good [...]
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Frances Perkins, feminist heroine and the Mother of Social Security
Frances Perkins was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet, and the longest serving U.S. Secretary of Labor, serving from 1933 to 1945. This alone would earn her a [...]
Rising inequality harms Social Security, because the rich don’t pay their share
Economic inequality is the most pressing issue in the United States today, as we race to become a nation of billionaires and beggars. It is inherently unjust that while the [...]
Disability affects us all
The debate in Congress over whether to allow cuts in Social Security disability benefits is an example of how some will try to divide us. Conservatives who want to weaken or [...]
Social Security on solid financial ground despite “crisis” manufactured by Republicans
Social Security, as a whole, has a large and growing surplus, and is fully funded through at least 2034. That’s the message in the Social Security Board of Trustees [...]
Movement growing to expand Social Security
Many workers are realizing that they are not able to save enough through their 401(k)s to fund their retirement. Momentum is building for another solution: expanding Social [...]
Social Security explained through comics
For decades, conservatives have attempted to portray the Social Security system as being “in crisis” or on the verge of bankruptcy, despite the fact that it is [...]
Homeless man in Tampa back on his feet after help finding forgotten Social Security disability benefits
Homeless Cafe in Tampa A homeless man in Tampa is back on his feet after a case manager and a police officer helped him claim a forgotten bank account that had collected [...]
Two million citizens petition Congress to strengthen, not cut, Social Security
On March 12, a petition was delivered to Congress with the signatures of two million citizens calling for Social Security to be expanded, not cut. “The majority of [...]
Senator Bernie Sanders’ plan would fund Social Security through 2060 by making the rich pay their fair share
Senator Bernie Sanders Every worker is familiar with Social Security taxes, the 6.2 percent of earnings that is taken out of every paycheck to fund the Social Security [...]
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