AARP New York marked Social Security's 90th anniversary with a Pizza Pop-Up in Bed-Stuy at A Slice of Love and urged residents to "protect the pie." U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the program and listened to older adults describe Social Security's impact on their lives. Jeffries insisted Social Security should not be privatized and called it an earned benefit that people pay into. AARP New York's "Slices of the Story: Served Up NY Style" campaign is staging more than 150 Pizza Pop-Ups statewide to showcase personal stories. AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel characterized Social Security as a lifeline earned through decades of work and a covenant with government. Economists warned that trust funds face projected shortfalls within a decade because of longer life expectancy, baby boomer retirements, and fewer contributing workers, risking benefit reductions by the mid-2030s without congressional action.
"We don't want to privatize Social Security, we want to protect your Social Security. That's our goal," Jeffries told the crowd. "Social Security is not an entitlement program, it's an earned benefit. You've earned that benefit, you pay into that benefit and we're going to make sure no one ever takes that benefit away from you or anyone in the United States of America."
"Social Security is more than just a number in a budget - it's a lifeline earned through decades of hard work," said AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel. "I started paying into Social Security when I was 16 years old and I have been paying in ever since. That is decades of paying into Social Security. I made a covenant with the government, the government made a contract with me and I expect them to hold up their end and AARP expects them to hold up their end."
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