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“Halt the Assault on Retirement Security” is a new campaign led by Retirement USA that is bringing together organizations committed to protecting Social Security, Medicare, and pensions with one goal: to expose the devastating impact that proposed cuts to these vital programs would have on the retirement security of American families.
"Halt the Assault" is letting members of Congress and the President know that proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare and reductions in public-sector pensions, together with the continuing decline of the private pension system, will increase the massive $6.6 trillion Retirement Income Deficit facing the nation today. Instead of focusing on short-sighted cuts that will have long-term consequences for current and future retirees, Congress should focus on strengthening these programs to lay the groundwork for a future system that will provide adequate and secure retirement income for all American workers and their families.
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The gap between what Americans have for retirement today and what they should have is $6.6 trillion.
Meet some of the real people behind America's Retirement Income Deficit.
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Learn what the numbers tell us about the nation's real retirement crisis.
Retirement USA is a national initiative working for a new retirement system that, along with Social Security, will provide universal, secure, and adequate income for future retirees.
Did You Know?
3 in 10 full-time Hispanic workers participate in a retirement plan at work.
Fewer than one-third (30.3 percent) of full-time Hispanic workers ages 25 to 64 participated in a retirement plan in 2008, roughly half the rate of white non-Hispanic workers (56.6 percent). A major reason is that the typical full-time Hispanic worker earned one-third less than the typical full-time white non-Hispanic worker ($26,445 versus $41,011 in 2008) and lower-income workers are less likely to be covered. However, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, Hispanics are less likely to be covered at any given pay level than white workers.
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by Dave Bernard, U. S. News & World Report, October 21, 2011
Retirement at risk
by Eric Ruth, News Journal (Wilmington, DE), September 25, 2011
401(k) Plan Revamp Eyed By Senate Finance Committee
by Lyneka Little, ABCNews.com, September 14, 2011
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Retirement USA is collecting personal stories about people’s fears and concerns for retirement. Washington isn’t paying attention to the retirement concerns of workers and retirees, so we need to speak out. The stories will help show lawmakers the reality of the retirement income crisis.
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