pensions
Retirement USA Initiative Launched
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Our current economic meltdown has made it painfully clear…the American retirement system is in crisis. Less than half of full-time workers have a retirement plan, which means our system is far from Universal. Millions of retired Americans are also finding their income is far from Secure or even Adequate. Universal…Secure…Adequate. These are the basic principles [...]
Rough Economy Means Even Rougher Retirement
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008There have been a large number of articles, reports, and Congressional testimony this week on the current economic crisis and its impact on seniors. Here is a quick summary of the best of the best: Americans’ retirement plans have lost as much as $2 trillion in the past 15 months – about 20 percent of [...]
Iowa Caucuses & Seniors Issues
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Presidential candidates are making their final push in Iowa today before heading to New Hampshire but do you know where they really stand on issues affecting seniors? It can be hard to keep track. The National Committee surveyed each Presidential candidate with 14 questions on issues such as Social Security, Medicare, pensions, healthcare reform, long-term [...]
Remember Pensions?…Far Too Few Do
Friday, June 29th, 2007by Maria Freese, NCPSSM Government Relations& Policy DirectorSenator Tom Harkin has introduced Pension legislation, the Restoring Pension Promises to All Workers Act, which we hope will ultimately become law. Social Security was never designed to be the only source of a person’s income in retirement – it was always intended to be one income stream [...]