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  • In the NewsAugust 14, 2025

    A Birthday Gift for Social Security: Action Now Will Protect Benefits for the Next 90 Years

    Happy birthday, Social Security! President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935, establishing a program that would grow over 90 years to become the foundation of retirement security in the United States. As we celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of Social Security during this anniversary month, it’s also important […]

  • In the NewsJune 9, 2025

    Let’s Let Everyone Save for Retirement

    U.S. public policy typically encourages saving. Our retirement system has undergone a major transformation over the past four decades, shifting workers to an individual savings-based system. Public policy supports saving for college costs, health costs, and emergencies, so it seems odd when a specific group of Americans is denied the ability to save, but that […]

  • In the NewsMarch 31, 2025

    Actually, Social Security Nailed It In 1983

    For decades, Americans have been told that Social Security is teetering on the brink. Warnings about a looming mismatch between the program’s revenues and expenses have become part of the Social Security narrative. As a result, it seems like the system is in constant need of reform. It’s a compelling story, but it’s not the […]

  • In the NewsMarch 3, 2025

    The Unsung Economic Engine: Retiree Pension Spending

    In a new Forbes column NIRS Executive Director Dan Doonan writes that pension income is so much more than just income for retirees – it’s also a reliable economic engine that impacts virtually every community across the U.S. When pension income lands in a retiree’s bank account, that money doesn’t just sit in an account. […]

  • In the NewsOctober 23, 2024

    Bipartisan Concerns Unite Americans On Retirement Security

    The upcoming election is only days away, and the two presidential candidates remain in a statistical dead heat. Control of the U.S. Congress seems likely to be narrow as well, with either party having a chance to win control. Clearly, the electorate is deeply divided, and it is increasingly rare to find issues that transcend […]