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We’ve Got a ‘Backdoor’ to Privatize Social Security

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 "backdoor" to start privatizing Social Security.

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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 resistance to privatizing Social Security was an urgent matter in the early 2000s, when President George W. Bush proposed a policy allowing workers to channel part of their payroll taxes into personal investment accounts.

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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”

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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Social Security confidence hits 15-year low as younger Americans increasingly lose faith in system

A survey by AARP revealed Americans' overall confidence in Social Security has dropped to 36%, with only 25% of younger ...

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Social Security is making it harder for seniors to do routine tasks by phone in latest anti-fraud effort

Senior citizens soon won’t be able to simply call the Social Security Administration to change their address or check the ...

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Advocates address future of social security amid 90th anniversary celebration

FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - As AARP Michigan celebrates the 90th anniversary of social security, advocates believe the future of ...

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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 ...

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New AARP Survey Shows Confidence in the Future of Social Security Among Younger Adults at 15-Year-Low

WASHINGTON─A new AARP report released today, ahead of Social Security’s 90th anniversary, reveals Americans’ confidence in the future of Social Security has declined by 7 percentage ...

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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 ...

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