Apr 4, 2016 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
Our Social Security system is neutral with regard to race and ethnicity, but because Asian Americans, Hawaiian Natives and Pacific Islanders tend to have longer life expectancies, Social Security is particularly important to them. Social Security should not only be...
Apr 4, 2016 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
Our Social Security system is neutral with regard to race and ethnicity, but because Latino Americans tend to have lower earnings over the course of their working years and little access to employer sponsored retirement plans, Social Security is particularly important...
Apr 4, 2016 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
Since 1957, earnings from active duty military service have been covered by Social Security, enabling those who serve in our nation’s armed forces to earn valuable retirement, disability, and life insurance protections for themselves and their families. Social...
Apr 4, 2016 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
Our Social Security system is gender-neutral, but because women tend to have lower earnings over the course of their working years and longer life expectancies, Social Security is particularly important to women. As women’s participation in the workforce has...
Feb 16, 2016 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
Opponents of our Social Security system often justify cuts to the program by framing retirement security as a question of generational equity, and pitting the needs of today’s retirees against the futures of young workers—in particular, the millennial generation—by...
Feb 12, 2016 | Fact Sheets, Reports & Resources
Social Security is a critical issue for all Americans, and it is vital to know where our nation’s policymakers and politicians stand when it comes to protecting, and even expanding, benefits. This fact sheet is a guide to the current positions held by...
