It guarantees that you won’t retire in poverty
Social Security will ensure dignity and purchasing power
Social Security remains a consistent and dependable safeguard or you and your family against an uncertain future.
The old curse, ““may you live in interesting times” haunts many Americans today. Generative A.I. is set to replace many white collar jobs. The threat of robotics may eliminate some manual labor jobs. There is plenty to worry about in the short term, but passing the the Social Security Expansion Act will ensure that you will be able to retire someday with guaranteed monthly income.
Social Security keeps more Americans out of poverty than any other program. Without it, 22 million more Americans would be below the poverty line. Four in ten of today’s retirees rely on Social Security as their only source of income. Two thirds of retirees say it accounts for more than half their income.
It helped one boy 73 years ago, and it still does today
Noted Social Security speaker Brian Rohrenbach was only 12 years old when his father suddenly died. He, his mom and his sister got Social Security survivors checks that helped them survive a heartbreaking situation.
His mom didn’t talk about the checks she had diligently saved until he was ready to go off to college. At that time, some people thought of Social Security as welfare. But Rohrenbach says that the opposite is true. “To get welfare you have to prove you are poor. To get Social Security you have to prove you worked.”
When Brian hit full retirement age, he chose to postpone applying for his benefits and kept working. Because our benefit amounts are based on our 35 highest earning years, he increased his benefits by substituting his earlier low-income years with his higher earnings at that time. Additionally, he benefited from the rule that raises your monthly amount for every month you wait, which resulted in a 28 percent increase in his payment.
FDR's enduring legacy still keeps poverty in check
Social Security is the most enduring and successful part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal, which set America up for decades of success.
Roosevelt took office at the height of the Great Depression, a time of widespread unemployment, hunger, home foreclosures, and bank failures.
Within the first five months of his first term, Roosevelt ushered his bold experiment called Social Security through Congress and signed it into law.
It was so successful that in just a few decades, it shuttered the thousands county poor farms and poorhouses which warehoused impoverished people who had no where else to turn. That was the last place you would ever want to go.
In 2025 Social Security paid about $1.6 trillion in total benefits to nearly 69 million Americans each month. It plays an essential role not just in those individuals’ lives, but also in keeping our nation’s entire economy moving forward.
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Social Security Lifts More People Above the Poverty Line Than Any Other Program
Without Social Security benefits, 37.6 percent of older adults would have incomes below the official poverty line. The benefits lift 16.9 million older adults above the poverty line. – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Help us get this legislation talked about in this year’s campaigns. The time to fix Social Security is NOW.