“On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately dependent on the Social Security system for retirement income.” LongEndsEnoughFacesSocialChallengesSecurityIncomeDependentRetirementSocial SecuritySpectrumSecurity Systems Author:Ginny Brown-Waite
“If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally reliant on her family and Social Security for her retirement years.” IfsYearsOpportunitySocialSecurityLifetimeRetirementSocial SecurityRetirement Years Author:Ginny Brown-Waite
“Social Security is a plan that actually was designed in a much different time, in a different era, and with a different set of American demographics in mind.” MindDifferentSocialPlansSecurityErasSocial SecurityDemographicsDifferent TimesDifferent Eras Author:Ginny Brown-Waite
“The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit.” SocialWomenSecurityTaxesBenefitsSocial SecurityPassing Away Author:Ginny Brown-Waite
“In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.” FactsSocialWomenSecuritySourcePercentIncomeSocial SecurityElderlyMen WomenUnmarried Author:Ginny Brown-Waite
“I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.” NeedsSocialWomenNumbersSecurityMembersHighestCongressAffectedSocial SecurityNeed A Change Author:Ginny Brown-Waite
“Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.” PersonsSocialPaySecurityBenefitsCurrentsSocial SecuritySecurity Systems Author:Ginny Brown-Waite
