Time magazine has just published online the latest in the media's unceasing stream of alarmed reports on Social Security, declaring that the next president will have to face up to "one of the largest financial issues facing the country: shoring up Social Security." Unfortunately, Time's analysis is undermined by a glaring misstatement about the program's fiscal condition. "Since 2010," …
Beneath the rancor, Social Security’s future is on the ballot
The future of Social Security is on the ballot this year - not that you could tell by the U.S. presidential debates, or by any other aspect of this rancorous, sensational election. But 67 percent of registered voters rank Social Security as a “very important” part of their voting decision this year - just behind …
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Social Security Lifts More Americans Above Poverty Than Any Other Program
Social Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty in every state, and they lift more Americans above the poverty line than any other program. Without Social Security, 22.1 million more Americans would be poor, according to analysis using the March 2018 Current Population Survey. Although most of those whom Social Security keeps out …
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