Zócalo Public SquareIt’s Retirement Security, Not Social Security – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 It’s Retirement Security, Not Social Security https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2013/04/09/its-retirement-security-not-social-security/ideas/up-for-discussion/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2013/04/09/its-retirement-security-not-social-security/ideas/up-for-discussion/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:01:47 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?p=46734 In Washington, President Obama is expected to present his plans for changes in entitlements, including Social Security. Congress is taking up the debate. But when Social Security is discussed these days, it’s often in the context of the budget–even though the program’s purpose is to provide retirement security. So we asked: Given the country’s fiscal realities, is there a better way to enhance Americans’ retirement security? Below are two ideas.

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