LA Times: Trump’s proposal to eliminate the Social Security payroll tax may be his worst idea yet

Apr 10, 2017 | Latest News, Media Coverage

Trump’s proposal to eliminate the Social Security payroll tax may be his worst idea yet Michael Hiltzik, LA Times President Trump’s tax reform agenda is in trouble. That’s not news, but one proposal that his team has floated as a way, ostensibly, to cut taxes on...

Americans Demand Lower Drug Prices: This Senate Bill Would Deliver

Mar 30, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases

Americans Demand Lower Drug Prices: This Senate Bill Would Deliver Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works Stephanie Connolly, Research Director, Social Security Works It is morally wrong that in the richest country in the world, at the richest point in...

The Best Response to Trumpcare’s Defeat: Expand Medicare.

Mar 28, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases

The Best Response to Trumpcare’s Defeat: Expand Medicare. Nancy Altman, President, Social Security Works In the wake of the collapse of Trumpcare, Democrats should not simply move on. Rather, they should propose the expansion of Medicare as a way to improve the...

Bernie Sanders, Top Progressives Announce New ‘Medicare For All’ Push

Mar 25, 2017 | Latest News, Media Coverage

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-progressives-medicare-for-all_us_58d6f5c1e4b03692bea68fd2 Bernie Sanders, Top Progressives Announce New ‘Medicare For All’ Push Lowering the Medicare age could be a starting point. By Daniel Marans WASHINGTON ― In the...

Progressive Groups Want Obamacare Win To Stiffen Democrats’ Spine In Supreme Court Fight

Mar 24, 2017 | Latest News, Media Coverage

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/progressive-groups-neil-gorsuch-obamacare_us_58d59eb2e4b03692bea62945 Progressive Groups Want Obamacare Win To Stiffen Democrats’ Spine In Supreme Court Fight By Daniel Marans Progressive groups elated by the collapse of...

Now is the Time to Redouble The Fight Against Trumpcare

Mar 23, 2017 | Latest News, Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 Contact: Linda Benesch, lbenesch@socialsecurityworks.org Now is the Time to Redouble The Fight Against Trumpcare (Washington, DC) — The following is a statement from Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security...