Why is Social Security so important to Americans?
As the single largest source of income for the elderly, accounting for two of every five dollars older Americans receive, Social Security has been extraordinarily successful in reducing poverty among America’s 65 plus population. Likewise, Medicare has been instrumental in making health care available to all elderly Americans, as well as preventing high medical bills from depleting their lifetime savings.
Related Questions
- Why are Social Security dollars paid in by Americans being handed to aliens who have not paid in - including Medicare benefits - that are not available to Americans in the same situations?
- How much money are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans losing because of this inequity in Social Security benefits?
- What are the effects of Social Security benefits discrimination against LGBT Americans?
