A paper by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) provides intriguing insights into the role of immigration on our Social Security retirement system. [See "America's Demographic Challenge: Understanding the Role of Immigration," Aug. 2017, by Kenneth Megan and Theresa Cardinal Brown].
Can Immigration Help Shore-Up Our Social Security Retirement System?
Retirement Likely to Be More Financially Challenging for Women Than Men
It's all about the money, honey. In April [2018], the Census Bureau released data comparing men's and women's 2016 median earnings in over 300 occupations. In nearly all occupations, women earned less than men. Overall, women's median 2016 earnings equaled $40,675, while men's median earnings equaled $50,741-nearly 25% more!
