Why the zero increase in Social Security benefits is unjust
The cost of living is rising for seniors and people with disabilities, but Social Security benefits are not. Social Security announced October 15 that there will be no rise [...]
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Strengthening Social Security may decrease Alzheimer’s disease
A groundbreaking new study shows that increasing Social Security benefits by a modest amount can result in improved cognition for seniors, possibly delaying the onset of [...]
Bernie Sanders explains why and how we should expand Social Security
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Republican proposals to raise retirement age are benefit cuts in disguise
Americans love their Social Security benefits, opposing cuts by a two to one margin. Usually politicians at least try to tell voters what they want to hear, but nearly every [...]
This short video by Robert Reich makes the case for expanding Social Security
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Yes, Social Security is an “entitlement,” and that’s a good thing
The phrase currently on the lips of Republican Presidential contenders is “entitlement reform.” Right-wingers claim that we have become “a nation of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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