Young Americans are being led to believe that Social Security won't be around for them in retirement. The National Committee is actively pushing back against false propaganda about Social Security aimed squarely at Millennials. Last week, Truthout published an op-ed by National Committee president Max Richtman entitled, "We Must Fight to Preserve Social Security for Millennials."
"If you're a Millennial, you may have been led to believe that you have a better chance of seeing a UFO or Bigfoot than receiving a Social Security check. In a recent survey, some 80 percent of Millennials are concerned that they won’t be able to receive any Social Security benefits upon retirement."
Many of the arguments used by those who fundamentally do not believe the government should provide health insurance or retirement security for older Americans are as old as Social Security. The "greedy geezer" myth is often used as part of a larger strategic goal pitting America's young versus America's old in a battle to convince younger generations to give up on our nation's most successful poverty prevention program.
Rather than pitting generations against one another, we should be working together to address our country's most difficult challenges. Social Security is among our nation's most successful and popular federal programs, touching the lives of virtually every American family. And this program should be protected and strengthened to continue serving future generations of Americans — many of whom will rely solely on Social Security for their income in retirement. That's why the National Committee strongly endorses the "Social Security 2100 Act" and the "Social Security Expansion Act" which would boost benefits and improve the financial solvency of Social Security for decades to come by requiring millionaires to pay their fair share into this program.
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