What happens when one of the most important promises we’ve made as a country, the promise of a secure retirement, starts to unravel?
In this episode of Evergreen Perspective, we’re diving deep into the past, present, and future of Social Security: the program that provides stability for over 70 million Americans, including retirees, people with disabilities, and children who’ve lost a parent.
We’ll explore how Social Security began as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal during the Great Depression and how it was born out of a time when growing old often meant falling into poverty. You'll hear the story of Dolores, a retired nurse’s aide who, like millions of Americans, depends on her Social Security check each month just to get by.
We break down:
How the system actually works - where the money comes from, how benefits are calculated, and what the trust funds do.
The political attacks: from Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, which has made headlines with claims of fraud, including 150-year-olds receiving checks and 9-year-olds getting loans.
What’s real and what’s not debunking the myths around fraud and so-called “abuse” of disability and survivor benefits.
The solutions on the table : from lifting the payroll tax cap to expanding benefits, and why the burden should not fall on the working and middle class.
This isn’t just about policy. It’s about people. About promises. And about whether we still believe that after a lifetime of hard work, no one should be left behind.
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