“This blog post appeared originally on the American Society on Aging’s Generations Today online platform and is the second in a year-long collaboration between Justice in “The Intersections of Inequity and Aging”
Author: Tracey Gronniger
Tracey Gronniger is the Directing Attorney for Justice in Aging’s Economic Security team and is based in the Washington, DC office.
What Advocates for Older Adults Need to Know About the Budget Resolution
If you work with older adults (or have older adults in your life), you have a sense of what we all need as we age. “What Advocates for Older Adults Need to Know About the Budget Resolution”
Social Security is 82 today!
On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Today, Social Security continues as a bedrock program that provides millions of older “Social Security is 82 today!”
Be Wary of Bills that will Cut Social Security Benefits
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) just introduced a bill that would cut social security benefits to most older adults. Roughly 70% of beneficiaries would see cuts “Be Wary of Bills that will Cut Social Security Benefits”
But What Does the Census Say about Senior Poverty?
Take a quick look at the official numbers, and you might think the Census Bureau’s recent release of poverty statistics for 2015 is all good “But What Does the Census Say about Senior Poverty?”