Preserving and strengthening Social Security for Washington State
Fred Goldenberg Although you should be thrilled with the prospect of a 3 percent or better COLA increase I’d caution you not to pop the cork on the champagne just yet. The Social Security Administration estimates that 21 percent of married couples and 43 percent of single seniors rely on Social Security for 90 percent …
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The Trump administration’s latest attack on Social Security comes in the form of an executive order, which undermines the impartiality of judges who oversee Social Security disability hearings. Already, over tens of thousands of grassroots activists have called on Congress to protect Social Security from Trump’s political interference. Members of Congress are taking action! Representatives …
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Image: U.S. Department of Agriculture via Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/mwDGaZ President Trump’s recent executive orders are a serious assault on federal labor organizations, but it is taxpayers who could become collateral damage. Consider the Social Security Administration (SSA), which deals more directly with clients than most. It is on the front lines of the Trump-union …
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