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TO STAND WITH THE AARP'S DIVIDED WE FAIL INITIATIVE ON HEALTH CARE AND FINANCIAL SECURITY TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO BELIEVE THAT HEALTH CARE AND LIFETIME FINANCIAL SECURITY ARE THE MOST PRESSING DOMESTIC ISSUES FACING OUR NATION, AND TO JOIN IN THEIR EFFORTS TO URGE OUR LEADERS TO DELIVER ACTION AND ANSWERS ON HEALTH CARE AND LIFETIME FINANCIAL SECURITY.
Whereas, one-quarter of South Carolinians from fifty to sixty-four years of age have an income of two hundred percent of poverty or less and seventeen percent have no insurance; and
Whereas, over one-half of American adults reported having to reduce savings to pay for health care, and another one-third reported having difficulty paying bills in order to pay for health care costs; and
Whereas, the average total annual premium for family coverage at a private employer in South Carolina is more than ten thousand dollars; and
Whereas, most employers have stopped offering traditional pension benefits, and fewer than one-half of all workers have signed up for a 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement savings plan; and
Whereas, for nearly two-thirds of the elderly, Social Security provides the majority of their income; and
Whereas, nearly one-half of all Americans believe that they have not saved enough for retirement. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, stand with the AARP's Divided We Fail Initiative On Health Care And Financial Security to amplify the voices of millions of Americans who believe that health care and lifetime financial security are the most pressing domestic issues facing our nation, and join in their efforts to urge our leaders to deliver action and answers on health care and lifetime financial security.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the South Carolina representatives of AARP.
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