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Americans for decades have planned to live the American Dream in retirement through the three-legged stool of pensions, savings and Social Security. This dream has been threatened by wage stagnation, low interest rates, and corporate America’s attack on defined benefit pension plans. It has been further eroded by the Republican Party’s constant rhetoric about “entitlement
Read moreBelow is a statement from Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the Congressional Budget Office score of the American Health Care Act. “The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the Trump-Price-Ryan plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act confirms our worst suspicions about this bill. “This bill will make Americans
Read moreRaids Medicare Reduces the solvency of the Medicare trust fund by 4 years by repealing the .09% payroll tax for high earners (individuals earning $200,000 and couples earning $250,000). Guts Medicaid Cuts $880 billion from Medicaid by changing the Medicaid payment structure from unlimited federal match to a per capita cap. Cuts of this magnitude
Read moreThe House will be voting on Thursday, March 23rd to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a system that increases costs, targets older Americans, and guts Medicare. Congress needs to know that we’re watching what they do, and that we expect them to improve health care and reduce costs. Please RSVP to
Read moreThe IAM is conducting the Local Lodge History Project at the William W. Winpisinger Center this year during the week of June 11-16, 2017. The deadline to be part of archiving the rich history of your lodge is April 9.
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