Engages & advocates with NYS' 7million 50+ and for the next 50+. I'm @AARPNY's State Director. Views & tweets my own.

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Over 1 million 50+ have historically voted in NYS than younger voters. Candidates take heed.
NY voters 50+ outnumber younger voters by 1.3M based on historical turnout scenario. New analysis shows roughly 3.7M voters 50+ participating, compared with 2.4M younger voters. Voters 50+ show up. Their support must be earned. spr.ly/6013BHX6iv
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Beth Finkel retweeted
Family caregivers are the backbone of our long-term care system and many pay a steep price, spending more than $7,200/year on care expenses. AARP is leading the charge urging Congress to act and deliver financial relief . . . and now more voices are joining the fight!
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#NY17 voters: Hear directly from the candidates! AARP New York is proud to bring you @CityAndStateNY’s Q&As on issues of importance to older NYers: health care, affordability, & Social Security. 🔗 @CaitforNewYork: spr.ly/6012BGQjQq 🔗 @lawler4ny: spr.ly/6014BGQjQs
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2032 is not some distant date on a government spreadsheet. People are making retirement decisions today based on our government's promises on Social Security. Rent $ won't go down, food $ won't go down, utilities $ won't go down. We earned it and we will need it.
The challenges facing Social Security are real. But they are solvable. We cannot wait until 2032 to act. Americans deserve certainty that the Social Security they’ve earned will be there when they need it.
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Beth Finkel retweeted
Thank you, @gillibrandny, for your leadership working to bring more paid leave to more Americans.
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A year ago, the IPC report determined that Gaza was facing a famine. Senior UN officials immediately backed the findings, and the UN’s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, even called the evidence “irrefutable.” Now, new UNICEF data paints a completely different picture. We are waiting for @UNReliefChief Fletcher’s apology and for the UN to explain itself.
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 AARP’s Nancy LeaMond's letter to the editor, entitled “The best way toward a Social Security fix isn’t benefit cuts,” was just published in the Washington Post in response to an op-ed calling for a fast-tracked Social Security commission: 🧵⤵️
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Wondering what's really going on with Social Security? Here's the long and short of it, folks.
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join us- It's My Social Security and YOURS!
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🇨🇦 A kosher restaurant in Montreal was burned to the ground. 🇩🇪 A beloved Jewish bakery in Berlin closed after receiving so much hate. 🇮🇪 The only kosher cafe in Dublin received hateful reviews 🇫🇷 A kosher cafe in Paris was destroyed by vandals who broke in and sprayed it with acid. 🗽 An Ethiopian-Israeli-Jewish restaurant in Harlem is now open only for events due to receiving so much hate. 🇦🇺 A kosher bakery in Sydney closed its doors after the Bondi attack, unable to keep diners and staff safe. 🇵🇹 An Israeli restaurant in Lisbon closed, after a never-ending stream of hate. 🇧🇪 An Israeli eatery in Antwerp closed, after facing bankruptcy brought on by boycotts. 🗽 The workers at a Jewish bakery in NYC said catering Jewish events is a violation of their rights. 🇬🇧 Acclaimed Israeli restaurant Miznon has faced protests in London telling it to shut down. All over the world, Jewish and Israeli cuisine is being wiped off the menu in the name of “justice.” But depriving the world of rugelach, kubeh, latkes, and sfinj won’t help anyone. It will only hurt Jews.
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After verbal abuse all game, Israeli forward Dor Turgeman answered with a second goal. Montreal’s crowd responded with chants of “death to Israel” and beers thrown at him. Welcome to being an Israeli athlete in 2026.
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Social Security is the bedrock of American retirement no policy maker should ever forget that!
A scam? Social Security is a lifeline. It's successful. It's wildly popular. And it's the foundation of retirement for millions of Americans, now and in the future.
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Playing the generational blame game- definitely not cool and will NOT Age Well! How Older Americans Hoard the Future nytimes.com/2026/07/30/opini… via @NYTOpinion
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Beth Finkel retweeted
"Don't wait for a crash or a diagnosis to start the conversation." @bethny joined @CBSNewYork to discuss the warning signs families should watch for when evaluating driving safety and how to approach these difficult conversations with loved ones. cbsnews.com/newyork/news/sen…
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Beth Finkel retweeted
Investing in aging services is smart policy: a $15M investment in aging services can yield $50M in Medicaid savings while helping older adults age with dignity and independence. (2/2)
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#sponsored Your voice. Your vote. Take the @AARPNY Family Caregiver voter pledge and say you’re in to elect candidates who will bring hardworking family caregivers more support.  Act: qr.aarp.org/CaregivingVoter #IAmaCaregiver #AARPNY
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Beth Finkel retweeted
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal editorial page this morning dives into a “what if,” dredging up a failed Social Security privatization proposal from more than two decades ago. 🧵 3/7 xitter.cf/WSJopinion/status/2069…
What if Congress had reformed Social Security when George W. Bush proposed doing it in 2005—would everyone be better off now? The answer is yes. on.wsj.com/4xMG7QZ
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