For 90+ years, Social Security has been one of our most successful public programs.
It supports 71M people and 12M jobs, helps communities weather economic shocks, and keeps 23.5M out of poverty. It’s a vital foundation reflecting a shared choice to support one another.
People deserve to retire with dignity and live a #goodlife.
Read @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social's statement: rooseveltinstitute.org/press-releas...
The strain we’re seeing comes from policy choices—rising inequality, wage stagnation, and an outdated system.
The fix? Congress can make the wealthy pay more, update the program, and expand benefits—not shrink them.
Here we go. OASI trust fund reserve depletion date moves from Q1 2033 to Q4 2032 on crummier macro economic conditions. It could certainly shift back next year. Not a lot of practical effect but certainly a political one.
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1/ If you've heard that the Department of Labor is proposing to allow crypto and private equity/credit into 401(k)s, you haven't heard the whole story. The media is being misled -- it's much worse than that!
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New 📰: NYC's Pre-K for All is a rare success story and an example of building policy that can survive attack and expand. This new paper from Josh Wallack has lessons for anyone designing progressive policy to last.
Care isn't a private problem. It's a public good that should be a public responsibility. Families now work 600 more hours a year than in 1975, with no new support. Our Good Life Agenda would give Americans back what they've lost: time for loved ones.
Stephen Nuñez
Brad Lipton
For 50 years, we've told parents that raising kids is their problem to solve alone. It isn't working. The American family is hitting a breaking point.
What if raising children was considered a public good? via @nytimes.com
