Dignity and Security in Retirement - New Policy Plan Drop

New policy drop on Nov 25, 2019

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OFFICIAL VIDEOS

This week, @PeteButtigieg sat down with Barb and Vicky, two women navigating our broken long-term services system. All Americans deserve dignity and security in retirement: https://t.co/IVBmNp5dq1 pic.twitter.com/uX5fbrjTjv

— Team Pete HQ (@PeteForAmerica) November 27, 2019

Dorothy is 101 years old. Once a nurse, the costs of long-term care have drained her life savings and left her with few benefit options. Her family is working to deliver the security she deserves: https://t.co/IVBmNoNCyt pic.twitter.com/mbksF0XEb7

— Team Pete HQ (@PeteForAmerica) November 28, 2019

Long-term services can bankrupt an entire family. We must support older Americans and their families through the aging process: https://t.co/IVBmNoNCyt pic.twitter.com/9KzZRGOIKN

— Team Pete HQ (@PeteForAmerica) November 26, 2019

One phone call from a hospital can change a family forever. Long-Term Care America will empower older Americans with the resources they need to stay at home as long as possible: https://t.co/IVBmNoNCyt pic.twitter.com/EltSK5uP65

— Team Pete HQ (@PeteForAmerica) November 26, 2019

At 77, Ms. Bernice is still working. Having taken care of her aging mother only a few years ago, she knows how much sacrifice it takes to care for your loved ones. She deserves our support: https://t.co/IVBmNp5dq1 pic.twitter.com/INII43xK0u

— Team Pete HQ (@PeteForAmerica) November 25, 2019

Before her father died, Vicky promised that she would look out for her mother. She’s doing everything she can despite a long-term care system that continues to victimize patients and caregivers. We need an approach rooted in dignity: https://t.co/IVBmNp5dq1 pic.twitter.com/2mTN0lMk9a

— Team Pete HQ (@PeteForAmerica) November 26, 2019

PFA’S LIST OF REVIEWS AND RESPONSES

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ARTICLES

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL - PETE BUTTIGIEG: Let's make sure Iowans can retire, age with dignity - by Pete Buttigieg

WMURg - Buttigieg unveils plan to address long-term care, retirement affordability

Yahoo! Money - Pete Buttigieg has a big new plan to shake up the retirement system

TIME - Pete Buttigieg Releases His Plan for Securing Long-Term Care

FOX NEWS - Buttigieg proposes long-term care benefits for older Americans, protecting Social Security 'forever'

“A chief economist at Moody’s Analytics reviewed Buttigieg’s proposal. Dr. Mark Zandi said the plan would secure the solvency of Social Security through 2051, adding that it will reduce the federal deficit by $1.2 trillion over 10 years.”

FORBES - Buttigieg Proposes An Ambitious—And Much Needed— Long-Term Care Reform Plan

FORBES - Mayor Pete’s Plan To Save America’s Retirement System

"The item that excites me most is [@PeteButtigieg's] Public Option 401(k). Buttigieg’s proposal is a strong, ambitious plan that Americans need now." - Economics professor focusing on retirement security and jobs.

TWEETS - RESPONSES TO THE PLAN

As the largest healthcare union in the country, we’re thrilled to see candidates like @PeteButtigieg share their healthcare & long term care plans. We support all plans that move healthcare forward, but that support is not an endorsement of a candidate. https://t.co/4UHz2obD3l

— SEIU (@SEIU) November 25, 2019

@PeteButtigieg, the youngest candidate in the race, released an extensive plan to ensure older Americans live with dignity and security. As our country ages, and older Americans live longer, this plan confronts a long-term care crisis Washington has known about for decades. https://t.co/qbHrVA9PRg

— Andrés A. Argüello (@andresaarguello) November 25, 2019

This new proposal for America’s Seniors released today by #PeteButtigieg is #Solid #PeteForPresident #PeteForAmerica https://t.co/orbV9MjMJ7

— LBDem4Ever (@LBDem4Ever) November 26, 2019

“The reforms you have proposed will put the Social Security system on sounder financial ground, extending its solvency by more than 30 years into the middle of this century,” Zandi wrote to the presidential candidate. #PeteForPresident https://t.co/aKJvuWxxGp

— Chapel Hill/Carrboro for Pete Buttigieg (@ChapelPete) November 26, 2019