By Cavalier Johnson This November, it’s clear that Social Security and Medicare are on the ballot. Earlier this week, Donald Trump once again called to slash these critical programs our seniors rely on. But this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone: He proposed cuts to the programs every year while in office. Make no […]
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Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Want To End Social Security and Medicare As We Know Them
DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: “Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans have a yearslong history of trying to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them – Trump even pushed cuts to these critical earned benefits in every single one of his budgets while in office. Trump and the GOP […]
Today’s Aging Minorities Most Impacted by Poor Finances
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Even as the nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act, and the 80th anniversary of Social Security, issues of race, class, and access remain recalcitrant barriers to elder security. Particularly among Blacks, living longer has often meant subsisting […]