Members In Both Chambers Oppose Altering Social Security System, Says Lawmaker

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discusses a large movement in both chambers of Congress to oppose privatizing or cutting social security benefits. (0:25)

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Retirement plan still the best course of action

Research Director of the Employment Benefit Research Institute Jack VanDerhei should invest in their retirement and not overreact to the current economic downturn. (0:46)
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Retirement plans go down with ship

Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) gives statistics as to how much the current retirement plans have lost in our current economy. (0:49)
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Actuaries helping Social Security

Terry Taylor of the American Academy of Actuaries says the academy believes any solution to Social Security’s financial soundness must include increases in the retirement age. He says the retirement age is frozen at 67 for all Americans born after 1959 and that raising the age of retirement to reflect increased longevity would help to alleviate future financial problems. (0:53)
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Why the golden years may not be so golden

Ernst and Young released a report "Retirement Vulnerability of New Retirees: The Likelihood of Outliving their Financial Assets." The report looks at middle class Americans in order to examine their retirement benefits and the ability of those resources to support them into their old age. The conference call includes information from Tom Neubig of Ernst and Young and Joe Reali, chairman of Americans for Secure Retirement. (35:25)
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Eighty, The New Sixty-five?

The senior fellow at Project HOPE, Gail Wilensky, talks about the new retirement age and the cost of Medicare. (:55)
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