A report from a few years ago found that without Social Security, the elderly poverty rate in Alaska would have increased from 7.6% to 28%. As of 2021, over 110,000 Alaskans were receiving monthly Social Security benefits, including 84,796 who were 65 and older. In total, that's over 13% of alaskan residents. I was raised, as I think many others were, with the value of treating elders with great deference and respect to care for them as they have cared for us. (01:30–01:44)
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Asserts that as of 2021, over 110,000 Alaskans received Social Security benefits, including 84,796 aged 65 and older.
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