Social Security

"This Is Not Your Father's Retirement"

How the next generation of retirees could be a productive working class

May 14, 2007

Nearly three in four nonretired Americans plan to rely on income from part-time work after they "retire." This is sharply different from the experience of today's retirees, of whom less than a quarter count on a part-time paycheck. With pre-retirees largely skeptical about future Social Security benefits, they are looking at part-time work, personal retirement accounts, other savings, and even inheritance as the alternatives.More ...

Retirement Funding Sources Differ for Current, Future Retirees

Non-retired adults expect their 401(k) to pay off; retirees rely on Social Security

June 26, 2006

Gallup's annual survey on the Economy and Finance shows that non-retired adults are most likely to expect that their 401(k), IRA, or other retirement savings account will be a major source of their retirement funding, while retirees are most likely to cite Social Security as a major source of income. Non-retired adults' expectations for how they will fund their retirement vary by age and income.More ...

Healthcare of Great Concern to Republicans and Democrats Alike

To mobilize party base, Democrats and Republicans likely to choose different issues

March 28, 2006

Two-thirds of Americans say they personally worry "a great deal" about the availability and affordability of healthcare, according to the latest Gallup Poll, making that issue the most worrisome among a dozen measured. It is also the top-ranking issue for Democrats, independents, and Republicans.More ...

Social Security

Based on what you have heard or read, in general, do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush's approach to addressing the Social Security system? As you may know, a proposal has been made that would allow workers to invest part of their Social Security taxes in the stock market or in bonds, while the rest of those taxes would remain in the Social Security system. Do you favor or oppose this proposal? Who do you trust more to deal with the issue of Social Security retirement benefits – [ROTATED: the Democratic Party (or) the Republican Party]?More ...

Little for Bush to Savor in Latest Social Security Polling

Still "no" to private investment accounts

June 30, 2005

The news for President George W. Bush on Social Security is not good. His approval ratings on Social Security are the worst they have been all year, and more Americans have faith in the Democrats than in the Republicans to deal with the issue. A majority of Americans continue to oppose private investment accounts -- Bush's core idea for addressing the Social Security system. And while a majority of Americans acknowledge Bush has proposed a Social Security plan, fewer describe it as a clear plan.More ...

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