SeN. Jeanie Forrester, Author at Concord Monitor

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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2013, file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. More than 60 million retirees, disabled workers, spouses and children rely on monthly Social Security benefits. That’s nearly one in five Americans. The trustees who oversee Social Security say the program has enough money to pay full benefits until 2034. But at that point, Social Security will collect only enough taxes to pay 79 percent of benefits. Unless Congress acts, millions of people on fixed incomes would get an automatic 21 percent cut in benefits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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My Turn: Hold presidential candidates accountable on Social Security

by SeN. Jeanie Forrester For the MonitorOctober 27, 2016

Social Security is a major factor in New Hampshire’s economy and the lives of one in five individuals. Almost 300,000 Granite Staters received $4.5 billion in benefits in 2015, generating a total of $7.7 billion in economic activity in New Hampshire….