US Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just introduced the End Child Poverty Act, which would set up a universal child benefit. It’s a major improvement on previous proposals to help poor and working-class families — and would instantly slash child poverty.
The 2023 Trustees Report Shows that Social Security Remains Strong, Despite Republican Attacks
More than 1.2 million protesters marched in France Tuesday as rail workers and refinery staff began rolling strikes and trade unions stepped up their campaign to try to stop Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the pension age to 64.
Biden is right to highlight Republican attacks on Social Security. He should also propose a plan to expand it.
All the talk of Social Security “going bankrupt” or becoming “insolvent” is just plain wrong. This is just scare talk designed to convince people that big cuts to the program are necessary and inevitable. It’s simply not true.
Most middle and lower wage older workers are not able to retire and must work to avoid poverty and maintain living standards. For work to be a bulwark against old age poverty, work must be decent, and work and retirement policy must be compatible.
Republican politicians in Washington have been clear about how they plan to force Social Security cuts into law—and Walker would have been a rubber stamp for that plan.
For any American who is thinking of voting Republican out of anger about inflation, here’s some advice: look before you leap
In the 1960s, more than a third of seniors lived in poverty. Federal programs like Medicare to help the elderly, the situation improved significantly. But last year, the poverty rate for those 65 or older increased, even as it sank for everyone else.
It will compensate seniors for the bout of inflation. Workers deserve as much.
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