- Social Security
- What is Social Security?
- Who Pays for Social Security?
- Who Gets Social Security?
- What is the Social Security Retirement Age?
- How Do Benefits Compare to Earnings?
- The Role of Benefits in Income and Poverty
- Where Do Social Security Taxes Go?
- Social Security's Future Finances
- Public Opinions on Social Security
- How Will Boomers Affect Social Security?
- Social Security as a Share of the Economy
- Options to Balance Social Security Finances
- Proposals for Private Accounts
- Children's Stake in Social Security
- Social Security and People of Color
- Women's Stake in Social Security
- Social Security, Marriage, and Divorce
- Social Security for Widowed Spouses in Retirement
- What is Social Security Disability Insurance?
- Key Dates in the History of Social Security
- Social Security: Just the Facts on Finances, Benefits, and Public Opinion
- About the Social Security Section of this Sourcebook
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Social Security
Social Security is the cornerstone of retirement security for American workers and their families; for more than two decades it has provided more than half of the total income for nearly two-thirds of elderly beneficiaries.
For more detailed factual background on the Social Security program - including its benefits, financing, and policy options - please see NASI's recently updated learning tool, Social Security Benefits, Finances, and Policy Options: A Primer.
