Even as 40% of middle-class older workers are set to fall into poverty or near poverty in the coming 12 years, some still deny there is a retirement crisis
from my research center at the New School found that the median DC account balance of workers aged 55-64 was $92,000—enough to provide an income of just $300 a month over the course of retirement. Including those with no retirement savings at all, the median account balance is a mere $15,000.to be financially secure when they retire. Stagnating wages make it difficult to save without getting ripped off, and both employers and the government have done next to nothing to help workers.
The widespread and bipartisan worry could have significant political ramifications, as Rachel Cohen reports inThere are signs that retirement will play a significant role in the 2020 race. In February, Bernie Sanders reintroduced the Social Security Expansion Act, with sponsorships from three other leading Democratic presidential contenders: Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Kamala Harris. They belong to a congressional caucus dedicated to increasing Social Security benefits.
Everyone needs an alternative to the crumbling 401 and IRA system, and something more than what is currently being proposed in Congress. An improved U.S. retirement system would mandate contributions, arrange for professionally managed investments, and pay out annuities. Blackstone Executive Vice Chairman Tony James and I have put together such a plan as a supplement to Social Security:
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