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A growing chorus of prominent voices in Congress and elsewhere are calling for the expansion of our Social Security system--people who know that Social Security will not go broke and does not add a penny to the national debt. Social Security Works! will amplify these voices and offer a powerful antidote to the three-decade-long, billionaire-funded campaign to make us believe that this vital institution is destined to collapse. It isn't. From the Silent Generation to Baby Boomers, from Generation X to Millennials and Generation Z, we all have a stake in understanding the real story about Social Security. Critical to addressing the looming retirement crisis that will affect two- thirds of today's workers, Social Security is a powerful program that can help stop the collapse of the middle class, lessen the pressure squeezing families from all directions, and help end the upward redistribution of wealth that has resulted in perilous levels of inequality. All Americans deserve to have dignified retirement years as well as an umbrella to protect them and their families in the event of disability or premature death. Sure to be a game-changer, Social Security Works! cogently presents the issues and sets forth both an agenda and a political strategy that will benefit us all. At stake are our values and the kind of country we want for ourselves and for those that follow.

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Praise for Social Security Works A call to arms to defend Social Security from sneak attack. . . . A hard-hitting kickoff to the 2016 election campaign. -- Kirkus Reviews Social Security Works! puts expanding Social Security front and center on the national agenda, where it belongs. Everyone who has a stake in the debate should read this important book. --Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) This book is an important shout-out to the U.S. Congress. Social Security Works! explains how and why expanding Social Security is the solution to our nation's retirement income crisis. --Richard L. Trumka, President, AFL-CIO Social Security Works! shows why expanding Social Security is a top priority for MoveOn.org's millions of members. --Anna Galland, Executive Director, MoveOn.org Civic Action Altman and Kingson cut through the fog of calculated confusion and outright lies about Social Security, showing that it is the best funded of all federal programs, has a huge surplus and with minor changes will be sound forever. But they go beyond to show how it would be economically efficient, smart and moral to expand the most popular government program ever. --David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author Social Security Works! makes clear that Social Security is an extraordinarily important women's issue. A must-read for everyone who cares about economic justice for women. --Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization for Women

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Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson founded Social Security Works and co-chair the Strengthen Social Security Coaltion. Altman is a lawyer and the author of The Battle for Social Security. She resides in Bethesda, Maryland. Kingson is a professor at Syracuse University's School of Social Work in Manlius, New York.

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