Washington Policy Watch

News and perspective on public policy issues affecting Washington's economy and quality of life, brought to you by the Economic Opportunity Institute.

Social Security represents the best of American ideals

When it comes to Social Security, it’s relatively easy to find articles about the numbers.

But sometimes statistics can inadvertently distract us from the reality that a conversation about Social Security is about families and breadwinners, children and the elderly.

Real stories about how Social Security benefits real people are less common. That’s why it’s great to read something that puts the numbers in human terms – like this – in more than one newspaper.

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