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Strengthening Social Security for Today’s
Working Families
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Social Security and my family
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Before & After Social Security
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Before Social Security people worked til they died – or went to the Poorhouse. Now Seniors have the lowest rate of poverty among Americans – thanks to Social Security.
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Who qualifies for benefits?
Retired workers age 62+ – with at least 10 years work (including noncitizens); full moving to 67
Disabled workers – with 18 months work (depending on age)
Dependents – children, adult disabled children, spouse, elderly parents
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1 in 4 families receives Social Security
Retired 64%
Spouses and kids 9%
Survivors 12%
Disabled workers
14%
Who receives benefits
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B E N E F I T S F O R S U R V I V I N G S T U D E N T S
Students collecting survivors benefits due to the death of a parent can no longer receive benefits though age 22 if they are in college.
T R U S T F U N D Not an accident – payroll taxes raised to build up for Baby Boomer generation.
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Changes in the 1980s
Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill
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How much is in the Trust Fund?
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$25 Billion
IN 1982
$2.7 Trillion
IN 2012
$3.1 Trillion
IN 2021
Source: ssa.gov
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Why do we hear it’s going broke?
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77%
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FOR A LL G ENERA TIONS
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Improving Social Security
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Social Security is more important now than ever
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Pension plan 3%
401(k)-style plan 31%
Both pension and 401(k)
12%
No retirement plan 54%
Private Sector Workers with an Employer-Based Retirement Plan
2008 data. EBRI November 2010 Issue Brief “401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2009”
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Too many now struggle to make ends meet
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13.3% 20.6% 18.4%
40.0% 44.7% 30.7%
46.7% 44.8%
64.5% 71.6%
48.1%
67% 65.6%
79.9% 85.7%
all single women
White single Black single Latina single
Poverty and near-poverty for women age 75+
below 200% below 150% below poverty
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Scrap the cap
&
Raise benefits
We can make Social Security even better
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Scrap the cap!
Workers earning up to $117,000 Surgeons earning $260,000 Jim McNerney, Boeing CEO cash salary & bonuses $6.4 million
% of wages to Social Security
6.2%
2.8%
0.114%
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We can make Social Security better
Raise benefits
Adopt CPI-E inflation index
Honor time caring for family
Restore student survivor benefits
Recognize all marriages
Restore office access & services
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Bills in Congress
Strengthen SS Act, Harkin - S 567, Sanchez - HR3118 Larsen, McDermott, Smith
Gradually eliminates cap Boosts benefits about $70/mo Switches to CPI-E
Sanders – S500, DeFazio – HR 1029 DelBene, Larsen
Scraps cap over $250k, gradually closes hole
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More Bills in Congress
RAISE Act, Begich – S 2455 Murray Extends benefits to divorced married <10 yrs Provides widow(er) benefits of 75% of couples if higher Restores stdent benefits >$400k contribute 2% of earnings
SAME Act, Murray – S 2305, Kind – HR 4664 DelBene, Kilmer, McDermott, Smith Survivors benefits to anyone legally married
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Take Action
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