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Deficit panel leaders propose curbs on Social Security, major cuts in spending, tax breaks
By Lori Montgomery The chairmen of President Obama’s bipartisan deficit commission on Wednesday offered an aggressive plan to rebalance the federal budget by curbing increases in Social Security benefits, slashing spending at the Pentagon and other agencies, and wiping out more than $100 billion a year…
Author: The Washington Post
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James Roosevelt Remarks on the Social Security
James Roosevelt, grandson of President Franklin Roosevelt, discussed Social Security and why it’s still needed today. According to a recent Social Security and Medicare report, Social Security will pay out more in benefits than it receives in tax revenues for this year and next year.…
Author: C-SPAN
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New Interactive Video Educates Latino Youth About the Program and Includes a Chance to Win a Trip to Washington
Today, NCLR is rolling out a new campaign, the Social Security VideoQuiz, to educate Latino youth about Social Security and what it means for them and their families. Social Security supports workers when they retire or if they become disabled, and if a parent dies,…
Author: National Council of La Raza
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Raising False Alarms
By Bob Herbert If there’s a better government program than Social Security, I’d like to know what it is. It has gone a long way toward eliminating poverty among the elderly. Great numbers of them used to live and die in ghastly, Dickensian conditions of…
Author: The New York Times
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Social Justice Coalition and Corruption Watch Join Application to Intervene in Richard Mdluli Matter
SAPS Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli. Corruption Watch (CW) and the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) have filed a joint application for leave to intervene as co-applicants in Part B of the matter of Freedom Under Law v National Director of Public Proseuctions, case No. 26912/2012…
Author: Social Justice Coalition
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Event: Celebrate Social Security's 75th Birthday
To celebrate Social Security’s 75th birthday, advocates have planned birthday parties at 100 strategic locations around the country. Come join the Harlem celebration in New York this Thursday, August 19th, 10-noon. The attached invitation provides details about the plans for the event as well as…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Wider Opportunities for Women Announces New State Partners in the Elder Economic Security Initiative
Elder Economic Security Initiative blog WASHINGTON, D.C. Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) announces the expansion of its Elder Economic Security Initiative™ program to Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Minnesota. The Initiative is a national campaign to ensure that all older Americans are able to age…
Author: Wider Opportunities for Women
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The Strengthening of Atlantic’s Social Justice Mission: What It Means for Our Funding
I’ve just returned from Denver, Colorado, where the annual conference of the Council on Foundations ended Tuesday. A significant theme of the conference this year, which Atlantic helped to organise, was what foundations can do to advance social justice. I was honoured to moderate a…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Renewed vision of the Irish social model must be delivered
The next government will need to develop a coherent vision for those in need of support at various stages of their lives, write PAT DOLAN, TOM SCHARF and GERARD QUINN THE NEXT government will have to stand back from the legacy of the past and develop a much…
Author: The Irish Times
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A “Life Course” Approach Breaks Down Silos to Strengthen Social Justice
I am just concluding almost a month working from Atlantic’s offices in Ireland. Among the many terrific experiences I’ve had was a visit to the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), where last week my colleagues and I met with the faculty of the Life…
Author: Gara LaMarche