Nov 25, 2013 | Latest News, Media Coverage
By Gaius Publius Yes, you read that right: End the retirement crisis by increasing Social Security benefits now. There is a retirement crisis, and the only part of the solution that’s in government hands is Social Security benefits. If government really want to...
Nov 25, 2013 | Latest News, Media Coverage
By Ross Eisenbrey Huffington Post reports a recent floor speech where Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) condemned the notion that we ought to be cutting back on Social Security benefits rather than expanding them: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) recently joined the...
Nov 25, 2013 | Latest News, Media Coverage
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., is urging the joint House and Senate committee tasked with negotiating a budget agreement to not cut Social Security and Medicare benefits. Rahall was one of 61 members of Congress sent a letter to the Budget...
Nov 25, 2013 | Latest News, Media Coverage
Two CEO-lobbying groups are pushing Congress to slow the growth of Social Security, raise the retirement age to 70, and cut social security benefits for seniors....
Nov 22, 2013 | Latest News, Media Coverage, Uncategorized
By Michael Hiltzik We’ve been making the case for years that the proper approach to Social Security is to expand it — increase benefits and bring more people into its embrace, including college-age survivors of deceased workers. Sen. Elizabeth...
