Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year ArticleJuly 31, 2024 Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year Far-right plans, endorsed by Project 2025’s authors, to increase the full retirement age would cut benefits for nearly three-quarters of Americans and threaten low- and moderate-income workers with economic insecurity once they leave the workforce. Jul 31, 2024 Kyle Ross
Opinion: Baby boomers are retiring. Helping fill those work vacancies is government’s job In the NewsJune 13, 2024 Opinion: Baby boomers are retiring. Helping fill those work vacancies is government’s job Veronica Goodman explains what a reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) would look like and why it’s needed right now in an op-ed published in MarketWatch. Jun 13, 2024 MarketWatch Veronica Goodman
Should the Social Security Retirement Age Be Raised? No. In the NewsJune 13, 2024 Should the Social Security Retirement Age Be Raised? No. Kyle Ross argues against raising the minimum retirement age for Social Security in an op-ed published by The Ripon Forum. Jun 13, 2024 The Ripon Forum Kyle Ross
The House Republican Study Committee Budget Proposes Harsh Changes to Social Security ArticleSeptember 22, 2023 The House Republican Study Committee Budget Proposes Harsh Changes to Social Security The proposal would raise the retirement age for full Social Security benefits to 69. Sep 22, 2023 Alan Cohen
Shining a Light on Older Women Past EventMay 23, 2023 Shining a Light on Older Women Please join the Center for American Progress to discuss the multitude of issues faced by older women and to explore solutions to improve their lives. May 23, 2023 Emily Gee, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Maggie Jo Buchanan, 2 More Tracey Thomas Gronniger, Naomi M. Stanhaus
Paid Leave Is an Essential Investment in Retirement Security ArticleMay 16, 2023 Paid Leave Is an Essential Investment in Retirement Security Guaranteeing paid leave for all would powerfully bolster economic security in retirement, particularly for women. May 16, 2023 Molly Weston Williamson
Rubio’s Plan Would Hurt Women’s Economic Security, Not Offer Real Paid Leave ArticleAugust 5, 2022 Rubio’s Plan Would Hurt Women’s Economic Security, Not Offer Real Paid Leave Sen. Marco Rubio’s purported paid parental leave plan would hurt, rather than help, women by cutting the retirement benefits they need. Aug 5, 2022 Molly Weston Williamson
Tax Breaks for Retirement Savings Do Not Help the Workers Who Need Them Most ReportMay 20, 2022 Tax Breaks for Retirement Savings Do Not Help the Workers Who Need Them Most While retirement savings incentives—and those recently proposed in the SECURE Act 2.0—favor the wealthy, reforms should prioritize the low- and middle-income taxpayers most at risk of financial insecurity in retirement. May 20, 2022 Jean Ross
Disability-Forward Policy Recommendations To Advance Accessible and Affordable Housing for All ArticleApril 23, 2021 Disability-Forward Policy Recommendations To Advance Accessible and Affordable Housing for All The federal government should enact the following policy recommendations to increase affordable, accessible, and inclusive housing for all—especially people with disabilities. Apr 23, 2021 Valerie Novack, Adam Ballard, Allie Cannington, 1 More Cathleen O’Brien
Trump’s Plan To Defund Social Security ArticleAugust 12, 2020 Trump’s Plan To Defund Social Security Permanently terminating the employee payroll tax along the lines President Trump has proposed would empty Social Security’s trust fund by 2026 or earlier. Aug 12, 2020 Seth Hanlon, Christian E. Weller
The Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus for People of Color ArticleApril 14, 2020 The Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus for People of Color Occupational segregation, employment discrimination, and exploitation make economic downturns, such as the one created by the COVID-19 pandemic, worse in communities of color by destabilizing jobs, undermining small businesses, and increasing income shocks and unexpected expenses. Apr 14, 2020 Connor Maxwell, Danyelle Solomon
How Congress Can Help Small Businesses Weather the Coronavirus Pandemic ArticleApril 13, 2020 How Congress Can Help Small Businesses Weather the Coronavirus Pandemic Any new funding for the Paycheck Protection Program must provide immediate cash to the smallest businesses in order to protect them from the COVID-19 fallout. Apr 13, 2020 Alexandra Thornton, Andy Green
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