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AARP Condemns U.S. Treasury Secretary’s Comments on Privatizing Social Security
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Bessent tries to walk back comments suggesting Social Security could be privatized
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to walk back comments that Trump savings accounts for newborns could be a ...
Secretary Bessent's Social Security remarks spark AARP outcry
Specifically, opposition to Social Security privatization has been an important part of the AARP's advocacy. The AARP’s ...
AARP Hawai‘i Celebrates Social Security’s 90th Anniversary with Free Ice Cream and Resources
AARP Hawai‘i is marking the 90th anniversary of Social Security with a fun and informative statewide campaign designed to ...
Social Security wants to make a change that would cause 3.4 million more people to have to visit its field offices
A potential new Social Security Administration policy would force 3.4 million more people to visit field offices to update ...
American's Trust in Social Security Is Falling
A survey of 3,599 Americans conducted by the nonpartisan organization AARP found that confidence in the future of the Social ...
Only 36% of Americans Are Confident About Social Security's Future. How Worried Should You Be?
A new survey shows that most Americans are concerned about Social Security's staying power. With an impending financial ...
Young people always worry about Social Security. Older people are joining them.
Younger Americans tend to worry more about Social Security than older Americans. In the new AARP survey, 25% of people ages ...
Growing share of retirees lean heavily on Social Security, AARP says
More than three-quarters of Americans fear Social Security won't provide enough to live on when they retire, AARP study finds ...
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AARP Statement on “Backdoor to Privatizing” Social Security
Today, AARP Senior Vice President of Campaigns John Hishta issued the following statement on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments on a “backdoor to privatizing” ...
Most Americans think they know Social Security, AARP finds — but here's what they get wrong
As Social Security nears its 90th anniversary, Americans’ confidence in the future of the program has dropped. Here’s what to ...
74% of Americans think they’re reasonably informed about Social Security — but here’s what they’re often getting wrong
In a recent AARP survey of Americans 18 and over, 74% said they consider themselves reasonably informed about Social Security ...