Social Security and Welfare
The United States’ primary “safety-net” programs are increasingly failing those they are supposed to serve. Social Security provides income support for America's seniors, but is financially unsound and unfairly favors some Americans over others. IWF analysts explore how Social Security can be changed to restore fiscal health and make it a better, fairer system for all Americans. Similarly, IWF examines how our welfare programs can be changed so that they help those in need return to self- sufficiency rather than encourage a counter-productive cycle of dependency.
Recent Articles:
The Liberal Pledge to Neglect Seniors
Is Social Security Preventing People from Owning Their Own Houses?
The Left is Neglecting Seniors at Risk for Poverty
Young People Get Short End of Social Security
Why So Many Safety-Net Programs Go Bad
Entitlement Nation: Close to Half of the Country Receives Public Assistance
One Expert Calls Social Security “A War on Working Wives”
Our New Poster Girl for Free Stuff vs. Freedom
AARP Doesn’t Represent Seniors—Just Big Government
What About Social Security’s $190 Billion Disability Program?
Is the Social Security Administration Afraid of Zombies?
Obama Unilaterally Undermines 1990's Welfare Reforms
More Government Isn't The Key To Women's Retirement Security
Opportunity, Not Government Dependency, Reduces Poverty, Promotes Prosperity
Obama Can Thank "Julia" for His Drop in the Polls
The Fight for the Soul of the Single Woman
Is America Up To Solving The Coming Fiscal Crisis?
We Do Need to Care About the Very Poor
Government Charity Isn't Charity
Social Security's Accounting Holiday--How Long Can It Last?
Is the Coming Retirement Crisis Really Manageable?
Americans Don't Want Washington to Fail at Reform
What Iowa Voters Want in a Republican
Super Committee's Real Challenge Isn't the Budget
Generational Warfare—Not Class Warfare—Is The Real Problem
Super Committee: Is Our Political System Up to the Challenge?
Like Occupy Wall Street, NOW's Economic Agenda Is Disconnected from Reality
Hipster Foodies Occupying Wall Street
Economic Freedom, Not Wealth Redistribution, Will Solve the Problem of Poverty
You Can't Talk About Real Deficit Reduction Without Talking Entitlements
Social Security = Ponzi Scheme?
Entitlement Reform Is the Key for Restoring AAA Rating
The Debate on U.S. Debt Is Just Beginning
Why Are Traditionalist Feminists Wedded to Social Security?
The Mike Schikman Show: Women Deserved Better Than Social Security
Women Deserve Better Than Social Security
Feminist Leaders Demonize about Social Security (Again)
Social Security Deficit Means Trouble Today
With Social Security, Women are ALREADY Losing
Let's Reform Welfare for the Sake of the Poor
The Thom Hartmann Show: Welfare and Other Issues
The Dana Show: A Racist Cartoon?
IWF in the News: Social Security Reform Needs a Winning Policy and a Winning Speech
