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Family caregiving can come with long-term costs: spr.ly/6012BHFFwp
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Family caregivers face $2.3 trillion in lost earnings and retirement income: Caring for loved ones can take a serious toll on Americans’ finances, with consequences that can last well into retirement.
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It's time for leaders, both the newly elected and returning incumbents, to live up to the trust the American people have placed in them.
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"Incoming lawmakers will shape the future of Social Security and Medicare, determine how family caregivers can receive greater support, and affect health care costs and the economic security of millions of Americans...
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"The 120th Congress must turn quickly to the serious challenges facing every kitchen table in America...
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"AARP urges the new Congress to work across party lines to strengthen Social Security without cutting the benefits people have earned that improve the lives of older Americans and their families. Older voters will be watching."
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According to NORC election poll data: - Voters 50+ made up 60% of the midterm electorate. - 90% of older voters and 80% of all voters said it is very or extremely important to protect Social Security from cuts.
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 AARP's @NancyLeaMond just released the following statement in response to NORC election poll data: "Older voters showed up and made their voices heard, and now it’s Congress’s turn to deliver...
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Reminder: If you're in line to vote when the polls close, stay in line. Your vote is your power, and together we determine our country's future 🇺🇸.
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It’s Election Day! Before you head to the polls, find out what you need to know about voting in your state to help make sure your vote counts. spr.ly/6015BHa0c7
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Some of the folks Americans choose tomorrow will help determine the future of Social Security.
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More than one-fifth of older voters are persuadable, and affordability is their top concern, followed by Social Security and Medicare. spr.ly/6012BHqSIo
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💰 Younger workers are paying into Social Security now—and they have a lot at stake with the upcoming funding gap. spr.ly/6010BHqSns
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NY-21 voters: Where do @constantino and @BlakeGendebien stand on Social Security, health care, caregiving, affordability and fraud prevention? AARP New York and @cityandstateny want you to know! Constantino: spr.ly/6016BHUU3i Gendebein: spr.ly/6018BHUU3Y
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NY-04 voters, make your voice heard. 🗳️ Schneps Media asked @driscoll4ny and @LauraAGillen about Social Security, supporting caregivers & other issues that matter to Long Islanders. See what they had to say before you vote: spr.ly/6011BHUEPD
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We don’t endorse candidates, and we don’t contribute to political campaigns... But here's how we do engage.
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Voting in NY-03? Know where your congressional candidates stand before you cast your ballot. See how @TheMikeLiPetri & @Tom_Suozzi answered Schneps Media’s questions on Social Security, supporting caregivers, & other issues that matter to Long Islanders. spr.ly/6011BHUEKX
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🫶 Half of voters 50+ are or have been family caregivers. 🔖 Read the full results of our battleground poll: spr.ly/6010BHlN1o
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 AARP just released a report that finds family caregivers are spending significantly more of their own money than five years ago to care for older parents, spouses and other loved ones. ⁠
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