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Latest News!! 1/18/07  Fed Chairman Bernanke warns the economy in danger if policymakers don't revamp Social Security and Medicaid

Latest News!! 2/25/04 Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan recommends cutting future Social Security benefits rather than raising taxes to reduce the deficit.

 

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Click Here to weave a patch in our e-quilt by emailing the  U.S. Senate To Press for Social Security Justice for Moms!

Moms, Let's Tell Congress to Give Us Social Security Retirement Earnings Credits to Boost Our Benefits in Retirement, Melody R. Webb, Article for Mocha Moms, August 2002.

Mothers Group Urges Congress To Provide Social Security Earnings Credits To Mothers and Other Unpaid Family Caregivers, Melody R. Webb, September 2002.  Click here for a downloadable copy.

Moms, How Secure Is Your Retirement ?, Melody R. Webb, Article for Mocha Moms, November 2002.

Facts about social security that all mothers need to know, Melody R. Webb, April 2003.

Disproportionate Levels of Poverty for Minorities Make Them More Dependent on Social Security in Old Age.  Minorities Need A Caregiver Credit Most!, Melody R. Webb, April 2003.

Summary of The Caregiver Credit Proposal supported by SecureMom.com and MOTHERS: One Half The Social Security Annual Average Wage For Up To Five Years, Melody R. Webb, April 2003.

Press Clips

What Price Motherhood ? Moms rally to demand Social Security for work as caregivers.  Peggy O'Crowley May 11 2003, New Jersey Star Ledger

Social Security Administration Resources.

Social Security for Women

Read what the Social Security Administration has to say about women and Social Security.

Access a program to run on your personal computer to calculate your benefit

At Home Mothers' Resources.

For more information on at-home mothers' organizations: www.familyandhome.org and www.mothersandmore.org.

For further information:  Making the decision: To stay home or not to stay home - parentsplace.com.

Mothers who choose to stay home

Does Social Security Treat spouses fairly ?

 

 

 

 

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