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 (Washington, DC) – Today, Social Security Works unveiled a new guide which reveals that the top six Republican Presidential candidates agree: If they had their way, they would cut or do away with Social Security, America’s most successful insurance program.

Nearly half (47%) of all senior single women in America do not have adequate retirement resources to meet even their most basic needs for the remainder of their lives, and this number is rising. This distressing statistic is among the findings from a report released today by IASP and Demos, the latest in the Living Longer on Less series.

Click here to access the complete report, Rising Economic Insecurity Among Senior Single Women.

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Contact: Don Owens (SSSC), Paloma Zuleta (LULAC)

(Washington, D.C.)— During last night's Republican debate, Rick Perry called Social Security a "monstrous lie" and a "Ponzi scheme," he also refuses to deny that his goal is to end Social Security. Mr. Perry should realize that the only thing he is going to end with a position like that is his own political career.

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Washington, D.C. – An Associated Press story earlier this week described how the Social Security disability insurance program is projected to experience a funding shortfall as early as 2017, meaning that benefits could not be paid in full and on time to those eligible to receive them. While the story struck an alarming tone – referring to the ”stampede for benefits” and “a program that’s been running in the red for years” – there was nothing new in the report and the basic financial soundness of Social Security has not changed, which permits benefits to be fully paid for the next 25 years or so.

For the complete fact sheet on the disability insurance shortfall, click here.

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