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We’ve Got a ‘Backdoor’ to Privatize Social Security

Bessent tries to walk back comments suggesting Social Security could be privatized

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to walk back comments that Trump savings accounts for newborns could be a "backdoor" to start privatizing Social Security.

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Secretary Bessent's Social Security remarks spark AARP outcry

Specifically, opposition to Social Security privatization has been an important part of the AARP's advocacy. The AARP’s resistance to privatizing Social Security was an urgent matter in the early 2000s, when President George W. Bush proposed a policy allowing workers to channel part of their payroll taxes into personal investment accounts.

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AARP Statement on “Backdoor to Privatizing” Social Security

Today, AARP Senior Vice President of Campaigns John Hishta issued the following statement on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments on a “backdoor to privatizing”

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Only 36% of Americans Are Confident About Social Security's Future. How Worried Should You Be?

Not surprisingly, only 36% of Americans are confident in the future of Social Security, according to a recent survey by AARP.

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Americans are worrying more about Social Security. Is Trump to blame?

Americans are worrying more about Social Security, and the Trump administration may be partly to blame. In an AARP survey ...

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Growing share of retirees lean heavily on Social Security, AARP says

More than three-quarters of Americans fear Social Security won't provide enough to live on when they retire, AARP study finds ...

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Exclusive AARP Poll: Support for Social Security Stronger Than Ever, but Confidence in Program Lags

For much of the 20th century, financial security in retirement was predicated on Social Security, pensions and individual savings. Today, far fewer private-sector employers offer ...

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New AARP Survey Shows Confidence in the Future of Social Security Among Younger Adults at 15-Year-Low

WASHINGTON─A new AARP report released today, ahead of Social Security’s 90th anniversary, reveals Americans’ confidence in the future of Social Security has declined by 7 percentage ...

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Most Americans think they know Social Security, AARP finds — but here's what they get wrong

As Social Security nears its 90th anniversary, Americans’ confidence in the future of the program has dropped. Here’s what to ...

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Social Security confidence hits 15-year low as younger Americans increasingly lose faith in system

A survey by AARP revealed Americans' overall confidence in Social Security has dropped to 36%, with only 25% of younger ...

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Advocates address future of social security amid 90th anniversary celebration

FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - As AARP Michigan celebrates the 90th anniversary of social security, advocates believe the future of ...

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Social Security is making it harder for seniors to do routine tasks by phone in latest anti-fraud effort

Senior citizens soon won’t be able to simply call the Social Security Administration to change their address or check the ...

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