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Generations Gather to Celebrate Social Security
August 12th 12:00:32 PM
Students for Saving Social Security shares stage with the 60-Plus Association to highlight intra-generational support for Personal Retirement Accounts
This morning we teamed up with the 60-Plus Association to highlight the collaborative support, of both retired and younger Americans, for personal accounts.
Featured speakers included: S4 member Ursula Williams, the President of 60-Plus Jim Martin, James Lockhart, Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, Dr. Christian Weller, Senior Economist for the Center for American Progess and Donald Lambro from the Washington Times.
The groups celebrated the 70th birthday of the Social Security Trust Fund by symbolically cutting a birthday cake. A member of 60-Plus received the largest piece, while Ursula Williams from Students for Saving Social Security, received only crumbs.
“Cutting the cake showed visually what young people can expect from Social Security,” said Williams, a recent graduate of Biola University. “Under the current system young Americans can not expect to receive the same level of benefits our parents and grandparents receive. The simple fact is that the trust fund just isn’t there.”
“The only way we can expect a secure retirement is if we are given the choice of owning our retirement,” continued Williams. “Personal Retirement Accounts would give every American their own personal lock box that Congress couldn’t raid. We would know that our retirement money is safe.”
Posted by Chris Schrimpf
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