You hear these reports about billionaires not paying taxes. You hear these reports about record profits on Wall Street. You see the influence. Just check down the hall, Madam Presi...
We have the tools to do things differently--the only question is whether we're going to use them, for as long as it takes.
American workers bailed out the financial industry, but their livelihoods were not treated with the same urgency.
It is time that the wealthiest people in this country paid their fair share.
They now force millions of disabled and older Americans to live well below the poverty line.
Congress made its intent clear in establishing the SSI program nearly 50 years ago--stating explicitly that the purpose of the program was t...
SSI benefits are not enough for seniors and people with disabilities to meet basic needs in the U.S. today.
There has not been a hearing in Congress specifically about increasing benefits or eligibility since the Reagan administration.
The Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021 (S. 2065 and H.R. 3824) has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Sherrod Brown.
It is just pretty unbelievable. Talk about what a difference it can make having emergency savings when it comes to achieving any kind of eco...
Well, how interesting is that, because we do not--so few have defined pension benefits now.