Five facts and six fixes for "America's pension" in 2020 Social Security improves economic security for more than 1.3 million Washington residents and their families, and contributes significantly to economic stability and growth across the state. While it is currently on sound fiscal footing, federal lawmakers should act now to remove Social Security’s cap on …
On Its 85th Anniversary, ‘No Damn Politician’ Should Be Allowed To Scrap Social Security
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law | Photo courtesy of Library of Congress FDR famously said that “no damn politician can ever scrap my Social Security program” because it is an earned benefit funded by the workers themselves. But he may not have anticipated a reckless president with a complete …
Keep Social Security and Medicare reform out in daylight where we can all watch
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Charlie Rich, the late country music singer and songwriter, had it right when he crooned this famous line: “Oh, no one knows what goes on behind closed doors.” We need to remind Congress of the truth of that line as it tries to push a plan to negotiate changes to Social Security …
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