Nearly 1.5 million Washingtonians rely on Social Security income to make ends meet. However, Gen X Americans, set to retire in the mid-2030s, will be the first generation that may suffer from Social Security’s long-term financial challenge. Their retirement security and those of subsequent generations, including our children and grandchildren, are at stake.
Nearly 2 million Ohioans do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work. AARP Ohio supports HB 501, which would create a joint committee to study and report on state-facilitated options to improve access to workplace retirement savings programs for workers in the private sector.
For over eight decades, this bedrock program has offered economic security and dignity to millions of retirees, people with disabilities, and surviving spouses and children.
Join us in our latest episode of 'Nothing But a Number' as we unravel the complexities of retirement savings legislation in Georgia with AARP Georgia's Alice Bennett and financial expert Lee Baker.