Jeannette Wicks-Lim and Peter Arno of PERI are interviewed about their new report “Overlooked But Not Forgotten: Social Security Lifts Millions More Children Out of Poverty”

Jeannette Wicks-Lim and Peter S. Arno, Political Economy Research Institute, are interviewed about their new report, “Overlooked But Not Forgotten: Social Security Lifts Millions More Children Out of Poverty.” They say there are about 6.4 million children under age 18 who benefit from Social Security or about 9 percent of children in the U.S. They also say there would be a dramatic rise in poverty rates for children if those benefits were removed. (The Real News Network, 9/12/16)