The phone rings. It's your 75-year-old Aunt Mildred, the one who helped you and your brother financially after your father died. She also helped your first cousins whose mom was disabled, and always had a little extra for her brother Steve who had difficulty making ends meet after he retired. Aunt Mildred is calling to ask for your help managing her finances. She wants to be able to continue helping her family as she ages, and to continue providing for those family members who have the greatest unmet needs.
Like Aunt Mildred, the Social Security system at age 75 needs assistance to manage its finances and continue helping the people of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States who receive its benefits because of disability, retirement or a family member's death.
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