by Dave Johnson | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog, Retirement Security
During Thursday's Republican presidential debate, here's how CNN's Dana Bash falsely framed a question about Social Security: Mr. Trump, you don't want to raise the retirement age, and you also don't want to cut benefits even for wealthier Americans. But according to...
by Bill Scher | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog, Retirement Security
Donald Trump has attracted attention for being the rare Republican who doesn't promise to cut Social Security. But that doesn't mean you should trust him on Social Security. As a general rule, you should not trust Donald Trump on anything, as he offers a constant...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Mar 3, 2016 | Retirement Security
It's bad enough that the move toward individual retirement plans has been a massive failure when it comes to providing average working Americans retirement security. But now there's research that shows that our dependence on individual retirement plans adds fuel to...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Retirement Security
As Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is being celebrated by progressive Social Security advocates for posting a statement on Twitter late Friday that "I won't cut Social Security," let's not forget why it was important to get Clinton to go on the...
by Nancy Altman | Feb 2, 2016 | Retirement Security
Third Way is reaching the point of desperation in its quest to cut Social Security and protect its Wall Street, K Street lobbyist, and GOP donors from paying their fair share. As Third Way has become more and more marginalized, its public outpourings have become more...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jan 28, 2016 | Election 2016, Retirement Security
At the CNN town hall for the Democratic presidential candidates on Tuesday, Bernie Sanders pointed out that he has with Hillary Clinton "a disagreement on a very important issue that impacts everybody, but especially women": "I believe that we should expand Social...
