Campaign 2000’s New Deal: Saving Social Security

Strengthening Social Security: a Gore Priority

WASHINGTONPreserving Social Security and guaranteeing retirement security has become an important issue in this years campaign. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) supports Al Gores plan to reform social security and to help Americans save for the future.

As babyboomers age and begin to retire, there will be fewer workers than retirees, creating a gap in the Social Security fund. Al Gores plan promises to "strengthen social security in a way that preserves the fundamental guarantee of retirement security, and also pays down [the national] debt, keeps the economy strong, and enables us to meet other great challenges."

Social Workers have had an impact on social security from its inception. By privatizing even a small percentage of social security, it threatens the benefits of future generations, possibly increasing the disparity between rich and poor. NASW supports Gores efforts to give everyone an opportunity to reap the benefits of the booming economy while not risking the current benefit plan and "maintaining Social Security as a bedrock guarantee of retirement security."

For information concerning NASWs legislative efforts with social security contact Lawrence Moore at 202-336-8289.