emeritrix<p>Race Matters in the Fight for Social Security<br>The present crisis in Social Security can only be understood as part of a larger narrative: the halting, uneven progress toward a multiracial democracy, and the current, accelerating efforts to erase that progress completely.<br>by Andrew Moss in the LAProgressive</p><p>"As millions of retirees, persons with disabilities, and other beneficiaries try to cope with DOGE cuts to Social Security (website outages, inordinate wait times on the phone or in person, complete non-service for many), one group stands particularly vulnerable.</p><p>"Because of long-standing wealth gaps stemming from discrimination in housing, mortgage lending, and employment, many retired African Americans rely on Social Security as their principal source of income. Their access to other assets in retirement (workplace retirement plans, job-based pensions, home ownership, inheritance) is significantly more limited than that of white Americans. As a result, hindrances to continuous coverage can have serious consequences for people struggling to meet basic needs in nutrition, housing, and health." </p><p>read it all at <br><a href="https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/fight-for-social-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">laprogressive.com/racism/fight</span><span class="invisible">-for-social-security</span></a></p><p>take action via <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/hands-off-social-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/event_campai</span><span class="invisible">gns/hands-off-social-security</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSocialSecurity</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityJustice</span></a></p>