Your AARP Where We Stand
By A. Barry Rand, CEO
EXECU TIVE VICE PRESIDEN T & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Kevin J. Donnellan
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Myrna Blyth
SENIOR VICE PRESIDEN T & GENERAL MANAGER Robyn Motley
VICE PRESIDEN T, MEDIA OPERATIONS SUPPOR T Traci L. Lucien
Rebuild the Middle Class
The prosperity of the middle class
has been the basis for
the American way
of life for the past
60 years. Today that
prosperity is eluding
many individuals for
reasons beyond their
control. The decline of the middle class
threatens our ability to fund health and
retirement programs, to maintain a safety
net for the most vulnerable and to invest
in our future. It threatens the hopes and
dreams of generations of Americans.
Our Public Policy Institute launched a
major examination of the dynamics driving the decline of the middle class. Its conclusion: Unless we reverse these trends, 30
percent of those currently in the middle
class will fall into “low income” in retirement. The two main forces are rising
health care costs and financial insecurity.
Rising health care costs will wipe out any
gains people in the middle class are projected to make. Out-of-pocket medical expenses will take an increasing share of retirement income. Future retirees will find
it harder than current retirees to maintain
their standard of living.
The middle class was hit hard by the
Great Recession, especially with loss of jobs,
falling home values and reduced savings.
At a time when people are living longer,
tirement plan. And for most of those who
do, the likely retirement benefit is less than
$80 a month.
This makes Social Security even more
important as a source of retirement in-
come. For those likely to fall into “low in-
come” in retirement, Social Security will
represent over 80 percent of their income.
WATCH
Alicia Christian,
above, shares
the story of
her challenges.
Scan the QR
code or go to:
aarp.org/alicia
Roughly
half of all
workers do
not have a
retirement
plan.
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Bill Newcott, Barbranda Lumpkins Walls
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MANAGER, EDI TORIAL RESEARCH Meredith Dunham- Wilmot
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ASSIS TAN T AR T DIREC TOR Anne Masters
SENIOR DESIGNER Joanna Foucheux
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