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William E. Spriggs

William E. Spriggs is a senior fellow with the Economic Policy Institute and was formerly the executive director of the National Urban League Institute for Opportunity and Equality.

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Commentary

African Americans and Social Security

By William E. Spriggs

This article originally appeared in Dollars and Sense magazine. Proponents of Social Security privatization are trying to claim that the current program is unfair to African Americans and that a privatized program would serve African Americans better. This argument lends support to the privatization agenda while at the same time giving its advocates a compassionate…

This article originally appeared in Dollars and Sense magazine. Proponents of Social Security privatization are trying to claim that the current program is unfair to African…

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