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Will the Blue Tsunami Lift Social Security?
Seniors and their families can join Americans of all ages in celebrating Tuesday’s Blue Tsunami. It was a Silver tsunami, too – in the sense that the Democrats’ winning control of both houses of Congress presents a historic opportunity to strengthen Social Security and make older Americans’ health care more affordable, writes NCPSSM President and CEO Max Richtman. Read more.

Yes, Washington Post Editorial Board, We CAN Afford Social Security
The Post editorial board suggests that the nation cannot afford our existing Social Security system, beginning with the claim that the program adds to annual deficits. This is not true. As conservative hero Ronald Reagan said in 1984, “Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit,” writes our Senior Social Security Policy Advisor, Maria Freese. Read more.
























