so social security is the solution. by the time a woman reaches the end of her working career, what she really has is social security. as heidi has said and we have said in this paper, social security benefits need to be improved for women. but what we need to understand is that it is the core part of the solution for the disproportionate impact of inequality for women. we have a good base now. we need to improve it to meet the needs of 21st century families, as both heidi and carol has laid out. one thing i would like to point out. politicians and other public figures who claim that social security is the problem, that it's going broke, that it's in crisis and therefore, we need to cut it, are not being straight with the american people. it is just flat wrong to suggest that social security is in crisis or going broke. it is not. and politicians who take action to cut social security benefits instead of improving them will, in fact, pay a price at the polls in november and in novembers after that. there's no question a

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a report today on women and social security. it finds the poverty rate for senior women and whiidows is 50 higher than males. the organization has proposed changes for how benefits are calculated. this is just over an hour. >> good morning, everybody. could i ask you to turn your cell phones off? c-span has made that request. or ipads or whatever else is going to make noise. my name is max richtman, i'm the president of the national committee to preserve social security. we are a member-supported advocacy educational organization that for 30 years has been committed to protecting and promoting the health and income security of older americans and their families. i want to welcome one of our board members, bill vaughn, who is here today. thank you for coming. and i also, before we start, would like to thank congressman john conyers for helping us get this room for this important briefing. and more importantly, for the leadership that he's shown for so many years and continues to show in protecting social security, medicare, and m

fixing social security and medicaid.no disagreement. but there is a fundamental premise here that i believe in that the younger take care of the elderly. people who are 65 and older have greater wealth. they have paid off their homes. they pay their mortgages. that data is bit misleaked. ultimately we are supposed to take care of the elderly and i am fine with that. >> john: but the numbers don't work anymore. how do you want to fix it? >> tax the rich. >> john: tax the rich? >> but you can't tax them enough to in the unfunded liabilities. >> taxation isn't the only way to go. >> john: we are in agreement. if you took all the rich people's money it wouldn't be enough. >> i wouldn't propose that. but if we raise the social security age. >> let's raise the retirement age, they get yelled at? >> it's the most popular thing to do but ultimately, i think we agree you can't just tax. you have to do something else. >> john: raise the retirement age, solves it? >> it doesn't solve it it prolongs the problem. all these things are

fixing social security and medicaid.reement. but there is a fundamental premise here that i believe in that the younger take care of the elderly. people who are 65 and older have greater wealth. they have paid off their homes. they pay their mortgages. that data is bit misleaked. ultimately we are supposed to take care of the elderly and i am fine with that. >> john: but the numbers don't work anymore. how do you want to fix it? >> tax the rich. >> john: tax the rich? >> but you can't tax them enough to in the unfunded liabilities. >> taxation isn't the only way to go. >> john: we are in agreement. if you took all the rich people's money it wouldn't be enough. >> i wouldn't propose that. but if we raise the social security age. >> let's raise the retirement age, they get yelled at? >> it's the most popular thing to do but ultimately, i think we agree you can't just tax. you have to do something else. >> john: raise the retirement age, solves it? >> it doesn't solve it it prolongs the problem. all these things are a form

published by social security. when i talked to mr. astrue about this, and he says he has a lawsuit settlement regarding the freedom of information act that these numbers have to be published. he says that we can only change this by statute. of course, i found the statute, but in the meantime, the criminals are having a field day. now, i disagree with him and i want to bring to his attention some change suggestions. in the first place, and he is operating with legal counsel in a lawsuit that was settled in 1980. it was settled regarding the names of the social security numbers. it was supposed to be published only once a year. he publishes names, social security numbers and other information every day. that is a big difference. i would ask you to consider that. the publishing their address, their date of death, date of birth, a whole set of information that was not required by the original lawsuit in 1980. mr. chairman, i would also bring to the committee's attention that since 1980, there has been a lot of cases t

the name was published, the social security was published, the child's social security number was used as a dependent on a false tax return asking for a refund. and what is happening in communities like tampa and orlando, street crime, drugs, thefts, burglaries are going down because it's so easy for the criminals to get all of this money from income tax refunds because they've gotten somebody's social security number. and one of the sources as pointed out by this morning's news from memphis is deceased social security being published by social security. so when i talked to the, mr. astrue, about this, he said he has a lawsuit is settlement that requires under foia, the freedom of information act, that these numbers have to be published. and he says that we can only change this by statute. well, of course, i've filed the statute, but in the meantime the criminals are having a field day. now, i disagree with mr. astrue, and i want to bring to his attention some change facts. in the first place, he's operating with legal counsel on the basis of a lawsuit that was settled in the 1980, and

pertaining to social security reform, how -- i'm 54. how does this fundamental social contract apply to me? and also i have heard that paul ryan, through albeit the fortunate circumstances has already received his social security benefits. so i want mine. >> well, i have no idea or comment on your reference to mr. ryan there as far as what he may or may not have received. but the point is that we have to quit making promises we cannot keep. and at some point when a law passes, there will be a date, i think in the near future, that there's going to be some fundamental reform. and i think the only way to be as far as possible, and i realize that's not the same thing as being fair, but unfortunately there are many parts of life that are not fully fair, that we have to be able to say to groups above the age of 55, you've worked your whole life, that is the contract. by the time -- take heart here if what i suggested ever happens i'm sure you'll be 55 by then, it's going to have to come that we tell people honestly what they can expect from g

she work -- fewer resources make older women are physically dependent on social security. among unwomen -- among unmarried women of color ar -- the american people correctly understand they have paid into security, all their working lives and that they have earned their benefits. national polls favor universal old age programs and think the u.s. should be doing more for the elderly. it is more than 70% in the most recent polls crossing party lines and age lines. the crisis is not in social security, but the private system that has failed to provide a foundation for income security and all age. the great recession of 2008, crashing stocks, home values, for 01 k's, and next to 0 inches streets on savings had demonstrated the grave risk we bear if we did not improve the universal risk he school of social insurance that we have turned to social security. while fiscal hawks " to use sosa security for deficit reduction, we offer a plan that would strengthen benefits for women and their families while improving the equity and adequacy for generations of americans. our nation canno

according to the social security trustees, the d.i. trust fund will be exhausted by 2016 and beneficiaries will face benefit cuts of 21%. a back to the greenspan commission and suggest that is we solve the problem by simply pouring funds from the oesi trust fund into the d.i. trust fund and that simply robs peter to pay paul in my opinion and does not involve any of the structural problems. one cause of the rapid expansion of di. costs is some researches have point to stems from 1984 reforms to d. i have screening that red to rapid growth in the share of recipients suffering from back pain and mental illness. two researchers affiliated with the national burrow written that the d.i. screening procedure but in place by congress hinges to a significant extent on an applicant's employ ability, not just personal health, causing the program to function much like a long-term unemployment insurance program for the unemployable, unquote. of course, anyone that is eligible and has a bona fide disability is entitled to d.i. benefits but d.i. bene

let's watch. >> what the koch brothers want to do is destroy social security because social securitym that has been enormously successful. >> the koch brothers fund organizations, and you have economists and political scientists working there and they are very, very good in getting on television. >> raising the retirement age. >> i would increase the retirement age. >> to probably have to increase the retirement age. >> we are going to have to raise the retirement age. >> and people will not know that they represent an organization which is heavily funded by corporate interests. >> cenk: i love that because it actually shows you the tv clips. guys, you think, oh, well, these guys must be telling me their expert opinion. no, they're telling you the opinion that the koch brothers have paid them to tell you. the movie that "the koch brothers exposed." great to see you on "the young turks"." >> great to be here again. >> cenk: absolutely. tell me what they're doing with social security. why are they targeting? what is wrong with them? >> we don't have enough time for that, but on social

we and many allies are asking questions about social security. it's and their opposition to cuts and their support -- after the 2012 election who will help move this forward. many are are asking those questions and hopefully be strengthening the incoming officials. >> i'd also like to recognize congressman deutsche as one of our champions. we didn't mention him earlier, but he is one of several others we could mention as being just the kind of candidate we're looking for in terms of strong support for social security. >> and senator sanders, another incredible, he's the only one that's on msnbc more than you are. there's another question. >> discuss the proposals with the obama administration. you think his administration would support. >> we have discussed some of the proposals in a meeting with the office of public engagement and we'll be talking in about a week with those involved in the obama re-election campaign. let me just close by one of the comments made about a pay for. there's always that committee about how do you pay for these improv

. >> commissioner of social security. we very much look forward to your testimony and we've known you for several years in different capacities and you do super work, very proud, a nearly impossible job when you performed admirably with dignity and conscientiousness and appreciate your work. so why don't you proceed. you have a few minutes you can take your time. your statement will be automatically in the record. >> chairman bachus, a ranking member hatch, members of the committee, think for the opportunity to discuss the resources we need to continue providing outstanding public service. as we do so, we must always remember that we must maintain our responsibility to save taxpayers' dollars. in every fiscal year through 1994 to 2007, congress appropriated less money than the president requested. at the same time the work load increased because the nation's population was growing and the baby boom generation entered its disability years before filing in retirement. congress has also added dozens of new statutory responsi

fdr started social security, and you know what?o give him a lot of credit for starting social security. now, obama is meddling in this, if i get this right. he is putting his own name in there because he says he's protecting social security. what the hell does that have to do with fdr starting social security? >> it has nothing to do with fdr starting social security. what's so strange about this was that the president of the united states in his official business, his duty as president is inserting politics and holding back to fdr's bio, saying guess what, i like social security a lot, too. it's strange. he's putting the ryan budget wars on the white house's official website? you've got to raise your eyebrows at that. >> he's trying to say that he, like reagan, wanted to tax millionaires. reagan was a tax cutter. "the washington post" gave him about three or four pinocchio noses for doing that. you use the word "duty" a few moments ago. obama trying to identify with ronald reagan is duty. that's what it is. >> he loves citing reag

of ssi and social security, and even that is not enough to make the gap. they are cutting medications in half, skipping meals, not going to the doctors. making critical and difficult choices. lastly, i just wanted to end and highlight a couple of ways that the elder index has been used in san francisco and across the state, as well as the nation, because we know the federal poverty guidelines need to be used at the national level. it starts at the ground floor here, locally. from a policy standpoint, the index was approved by the board of supervisors as an eligibility criteria within the fund, back in 2009 as the eligibility determinant. whereas the program was within 300% of the guidelines, they were able to pass a resolution approving the use of the index in the criteria, and it is really important to change that framework as a way in which we look at elder economic insecurity. san francisco passed a resolution in the past, setting a more realistic measure for families. i would also like to point out, as kathy will speak to more in a moment, the family s

social security reform -- we fix social security. the way we fix it is we gradually let the age rise of eligibility to 70 over about 20 years and we means-test the benefits. not on the current people but on the next wave. my generation will have to wait longer. why? is it because we want to change things? no it's because we're living longer. we all have a longer life expectancy and then we had smaller families. this isn't anybody's fault. i.t. not democrats' fault. it's not republicans' fault. we just had a bunch of large families born of after world wai i. its a demographic fact. combine that with the fact that we're living longer. you have to make chaifntle but we have a proposal on the tail table. we will fix social security. how do we compromise if the other side won't come up with a proposal? $6 trillion short. social security is $6 trillion in the hole. medicare -- $35 trillion to $40 trillion in the hole. we have a solution. we will give every senior citizen in the country the same health care plan i have, the same health care

medicare and social security and it was kind of in your face. so i went on "meet the press" and said something about it. it seemed to me there was a better way of dealing with that. we have lots of people in the aarp who could probably afford, for example, social security as outlined -- >> absolutely. i think, look. if you live to be 65 in america today, for all of our other, our life expectancy is not high compared to a lot of countries but if you get to be 65 you're in the oldest senior population on earth. and a lot of us are not poor. but half of the people 65 and over are kept out of poverty because of their social security payments. so the whole idea behind simpson-bowles is to ask people like you and me either to pay more or do with less, because we don't need it. so that we can bring the debt down and put a little more into the people on the low income of the scale. this is crazy. i saw -- robert samuelson had an article the other day saying that roosevelt wouldn't recognize social security today because it has been -- a third of the mon

and then you'll have to go back and say yeah, but you haven't done anything about social security. simpson-bowles makes the social security system more progressive. that's one thing i love about it. i would have to pay more or give my up or whatever. but that would help if you ask the right follow-up. okay, here's what they said about x, what is your position on x. you got to get down to the basically the republicans compared to simpson-bowles want too much for tax cuts, not just making the bush tax cuts permanent but making more tax cuts, and the democrats are reluctant to commit to the longer term health care savings and don't want to touch social security which i think can be fixed with relatively little controversy in a way that would, if you look at the simpson-bowles plan it's clever, it is better for lower income seniors than the current system. >> let's talk political strategy if we can for a moment. i know it's a subject that is near and dear to your heart. if you are mitt romney and you've emerged from this trial by fire in the republican primaries and which you've had to

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through the work we have collaboration with the social security administration. we are participating in a pilot for 200 people. we hope this will become an official policy. we're individuals who are homeless with schizophrenia will have a presumptive award. meaning within five days, not two years, not one year, not six months which usually is the case. within five days with the correct process we will be doing with case managers can get ssi, the benefits and get medical care. we want to thank the social security administration on the ph -- and dph for that. i want to thank you today. we will have sore feet to day. i want to thank you and welcome back to the old phc's and u.n. trade will have a great day. thank you. >> the next person is no stranger to phc, he is one of our best friends, bevan dufty. >> good morning, everybody. it is great to be here. i was here in february and i started as director of h.o.p.e. for mayor lee. amanda fried is here, and caitlyn jacobson, our program assistant. i have a great team working with me. even when your title is director, it

the republicans want to cut social security.ople have social security and people have medicare and the republican bumming et. >> i want a bill that protects social security system. >> i have a dream the we can bring these two members of congress together. thank you both. coming up we have the two guests after the season and later the supreme court if they wipe out obama care what does that mean? most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the

it was done in 1993 with social security. if you can replicate that process, get people in a room away from e glare of lights, there'll be a solution to this. 2011, that proved not to be true. simpson-bowles the not do anything to tackle the structure. extensive conversations between speaker boehner and president obama ended in failure and recriminations. the super committee on which both of you sit did not get the work done. let me ask the question, if you did not have to worry about the political blow back and public opinion, how difficult would be for the two of you to sit down and come up with the solution that would be in the public interest and not by late. ideological principles? you could do it in 20 minutes. >> first law, it is more difficult than it was in 1997 or in 1990 or 1983. the fiscal hole that washington had dug is deeper. for those who say let's just go back to what we did in 1997, we had a growing economy. we do not have that now. we had both weak econoc growth a increasing spending on the entitlement side

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this is not about social security solvency. we hear the social security administration, commissioner t astrew you committed to reduce disability backlog. today we will evaluate the results. at the beginning of last year, more than 771,000 people were waiting for a hearing. this is higher than when you started your term. i expect to hear why the backlog grew and what the agency is doing to address it. michael klaus who lives in my home town in montana says this backlog needs to be fixed. he has spent years trying to work through the red tape. mike is a 55-year-old army veteran and his service didn't end when he retired from the military. lot -- volunteers with the american legion and disabled american veterans, helping other veterans find transportation to hospitals across montana. his health problems make it tough to volunteer to do other work. during military training exercise years ago a tank next to him accidentally fired. mike's back broke in the accident. jefferson's he suffers chronic back pain. mike worked in heating and

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this is or should be designated for social security and medicare. is this money being sent to the government from all privately employed persons? >> yes. well, i disagree with the decision to advance the payroll tax holiday. the 2% payroll tax holiday, because it broke that longstanding, i think perpetual agreement that employers and employees would each contribute 50% into the payroll tax and suspend 2% from the employees' side and continue to require the employer to make that contribution set it up to be a political tool and for political votes late other than. we've had one vote since then. and it's created, also, a $209 billion hole in the social security trust fund. that's the result of the payroll tax holiday. the question then becomes, do you want to get a few more dollars in your pay czecheck nod find out your social security will run out sooner. we need to address this. that's entirely correct and do it by a long-term vision. by making these reforms going into that. when george bush offer add proposal to reform social security. an effort to

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social security. she pays into social security, so she gets it, right? is no problem with that obama care, some americans think that the federal government should make affordable healthcare accessible to everyone. then there is when julia is a little tyke, there is the head start program. everybody needs a head start. colmes didn't have one. you saw what happened. [ laughter ] so, i mean, what's wrong. >> what's wrong with having a compact with the federal government. makes your life a little easier. >> julia starts from age 3, goes through age 67 in this little fictional thing. >> bill: they left out the birth control that she gets. they didn't have that. >> now they will add it now that you pointed it out. >> bill: julia is catholic i don't think they will add it. >> one what point do they put her on birth control. >> one program after another in this spiel. you are pointing out the social compact. the question in this presidential campaign is going to be what constitutes the social compact? is it going to be ever growing entitlements? is it going to b