Showing posts with label Retirement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retirement. Show all posts
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12/19/14
4/24/14
How Obamacare Will Help Americans Retire Sooner
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/04/23/3429864/obamacare-americans-retirement/
"The reason for that is pretty simple: Once Americans don’t have to worry about losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, they’ll be freed up to make different decisions about how long to continue working."
"The reason for that is pretty simple: Once Americans don’t have to worry about losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, they’ll be freed up to make different decisions about how long to continue working."
1/6/14
Retirement Theft in 4 Despicable Steps
www.alternet.org/economy/retirement-theft-4-despicable-steps
"But the American workers who have paid all their lives for retirement security are being cheated by wealthy individuals and corporations who refuse to meet their tax obligations, and who have found other ways to keep expanding their wealth at the expense of the middle class."
"But the American workers who have paid all their lives for retirement security are being cheated by wealthy individuals and corporations who refuse to meet their tax obligations, and who have found other ways to keep expanding their wealth at the expense of the middle class."
1/5/14
An elderly veteran delivering pizza? The system has failed us ...
www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/05/1265470/-An-elderly-veteran-delivering-pizza-The-system-has-failed-us
"Social Security must be expanded—everyone should be able to have a comfortable retirement and everyone should be able to get full retirement benefits at 65 (or younger). If we can find the money to piss away away on two wars, then we can find the money ensure that every American can have a comfortable retirement."
"Social Security must be expanded—everyone should be able to have a comfortable retirement and everyone should be able to get full retirement benefits at 65 (or younger). If we can find the money to piss away away on two wars, then we can find the money ensure that every American can have a comfortable retirement."
12/30/13
Elizabeth Warren: Every American Has the Right to Retire with Dignity—Why We Must Expand Social Security
www.alternet.org/economy/elizabeth-warren-its-right-every-american-retire-dignity-why-we-must-expand-social-security
"Social Security works; no one runs out of benefits and the guaranteed payments don't rise and fall with the stock market. Two-thirds of seniors rely on it for the majority of their income in retirement, and for 14 million seniors, this is the safety net that keeps them out of poverty. And yet, instead of taking on the retirement crisis, instead of strengthening Social Security, some in Washington are actually fighting to cut benefits."
"Social Security works; no one runs out of benefits and the guaranteed payments don't rise and fall with the stock market. Two-thirds of seniors rely on it for the majority of their income in retirement, and for 14 million seniors, this is the safety net that keeps them out of poverty. And yet, instead of taking on the retirement crisis, instead of strengthening Social Security, some in Washington are actually fighting to cut benefits."
11/19/13
CEOs Against Grandmas | Common Dreams
CEOs Against Grandmas | Common Dreams
"David Cote, the CEO of Honeywell, has more than $134 million in his personal retirement fund. If I were sitting on a nest egg that big, I might feel a bit sheepish about telling ordinary grandmas and grandpas to take a cut in their Social Security payments. But Cote — and leaders of many other large corporations — don’t see it that way. In fact, as Congress prepares for yet another budget showdown at the end of the year, the loudest calls for Social Security cuts are coming from CEOs who will never have to worry about their own retirement security.
Two lobby groups have organized CEOs into an austerity army."
"David Cote, the CEO of Honeywell, has more than $134 million in his personal retirement fund. If I were sitting on a nest egg that big, I might feel a bit sheepish about telling ordinary grandmas and grandpas to take a cut in their Social Security payments. But Cote — and leaders of many other large corporations — don’t see it that way. In fact, as Congress prepares for yet another budget showdown at the end of the year, the loudest calls for Social Security cuts are coming from CEOs who will never have to worry about their own retirement security.
Two lobby groups have organized CEOs into an austerity army."
9/3/13
Retirement Inequality Chartbook: How the 401(k) revolution created a few big winners and many losers | Economic Policy Institute
Retirement Inequality Chartbook: How the 401(k) revolution created a few big winners and many losers | Economic Policy Institute
"The switch from pensions to 401(k)s has left most Americans without enough money to retire. 46 interactive charts explore this growing problem."
"The switch from pensions to 401(k)s has left most Americans without enough money to retire. 46 interactive charts explore this growing problem."
8/15/13
Social Security Is the Only Reason Most Americans Can Afford to Retire | Economic Policy Institute
Social Security Is the Only Reason Most Americans Can Afford to Retire | Economic Policy Institute
"As we celebrate the 78th birthday of Social Security today, it’s worth noting the vital role the program continues to play in Americans’ retirement security."
"As we celebrate the 78th birthday of Social Security today, it’s worth noting the vital role the program continues to play in Americans’ retirement security."
8/14/13
Pension Advance Companies Are Another Scam To Steal Our Future
Pension Advance Companies Are Another Scam To Steal Our Future
"Aggressive marketers are targeting seniors' pensions for their next effort to strip away what little they might have in the way of assets. As if it weren't bad enough that conservatives have found ways to destroy pensions during the working years, now their Wall Street pals are working hard to steal your pension payments after they begin."
"Aggressive marketers are targeting seniors' pensions for their next effort to strip away what little they might have in the way of assets. As if it weren't bad enough that conservatives have found ways to destroy pensions during the working years, now their Wall Street pals are working hard to steal your pension payments after they begin."
8/5/13
The Great American Do-It-Yourself Retirement Fraud, Brought to You By Big Finance & Co. | Alternet
The Great American Do-It-Yourself Retirement Fraud, Brought to You By Big Finance & Co. | Alternet
"The United States is on the verge of a retirement crisis. For the first time in living memory, it seems likely that living standards for those over the age of 65 will begin to decline as compared to those who came before them—and that’s without taking into account the possibility that Social Security benefits will be cut at some point in the future.
"The United States is on the verge of a retirement crisis. For the first time in living memory, it seems likely that living standards for those over the age of 65 will begin to decline as compared to those who came before them—and that’s without taking into account the possibility that Social Security benefits will be cut at some point in the future.
The culprit? That same thing Mathisen celebrated: the 401(k), along with the other instruments of do-it-yourself retirement. Not only did they not make us millionaires as self-appointed pundits like Mathisen promised, they left very many of us with very little at all."
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