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Social Security Turns 91. Fixing It Isn’t Complicated.
On the 91st anniversary of Social Security, our President and CEO, Max Richtman, pays tribute to Franklin D. Roosevelt for signing Social Security into law and explains how we can strengthen the program for future generations — without cutting benefits. Read more.
Yes, Washington Post Editorial Board, We CAN Afford Social Security
The Post editorial board suggests that the nation cannot afford our existing Social Security system, beginning with the claim that the program adds to annual deficits. This is not true. As conservative hero Ronald Reagan said in 1984, “Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit,” writes our Senior Social Security Policy Advisor, Maria Freese. Read more.
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Sen. Patty Murray takes down the new Senate Budget Cmte. chair, Ron Johnson, for calling Social Security a “Ponzi Scheme.” It’s social insurance that you pay into while working — and collect when eligible for benefits. And it’s been working for 91 years now!
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