Sample Posts to Twitter and Facebook

Make sure to follow Retirement USA on Twitter (Twitter.com/RetirementUSA) and on Facebook (Facebook/RetirementUSA).

General

  1. What’s your #retirement story? Participate in the @RetirmentUSA #WakeUpWashington!" month. Learn more: http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  2. #WakeUpWashington by signing our petition today. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  3. 78% of Americans are worried about having enough for retirement. #WakeUpWashington http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  4. 61% of people are more afraid of outliving their money than they are of death. #WakeUpWashington http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  5. Even before the recession, 56% of Americans couldn’t afford to save more for retirement. #WakeUpWashington http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  6. According to @RetirementRsrch, 51% of American households were at risk of not having enough $$ in retirement in 2009. #WakeUpWashington
  7. 60% of near-retirees may have to delay retirement. #WakeUpWashington http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  8. For 41% of Americans, a guaranteed #retirement tops other job perks, such as healthcare and job security. #WakeUpWashington
  9. What’s your outlook for #retirement? Tell us your story. #WakeUpWashington
  10. Tell us your story! Make a deposit into the @RetirementUSA Story Bank: http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington. #WakeUpWashington

 

Overall Problem

  1. The gap between what American workers should have saved for retirement and what they actually have is $X.X. #WakeUpWashington
  2. #SocialSecurity isn’t the problem.  The nation’s patchwork private retirement system is the problem. #WakeUpWashington
  3. The average #SocialSecurity benefit is $14,050, less than the minimum wage. #WakeUpWashington
  4. Half of all retirees age 65 and older have less than $15,636 in income. #WakeUpWashington
  5. Half of all private-sector workers don’t participate in a retirement plan other than #SocialSecurity. #WakeUpWashington
  6. Half of all families with #401K plans and IRAs have saved less than $45,000. #WakeUpWashington
  7. 65% of Americans are worried that the value of their stocks and #retirement savings will drop. #WakeUpWashington
  8. 65% of ppl with pensions think it’ll be there at retirement. Only 50% of ppl with #401Ks think they’ll be able to retire #WakeUpWashington
  9. #WakeUpWashington by signing our petition today. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  10. Can you afford to retire? Tell us your story. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington #WakeUpWashington

 

Women

  1. Half of women 65 and older earn less than $14,429. #WakeUpWashington
  2. In 2008, retired women received an average #SocialSecurity benefit of $1,001. #WakeUpWashington
  3. 11% of older women live below the federal poverty line. #WakeUpWashington
  4. 17% of older unmarried women live below the federal poverty line. #WakeUpWashington
  5. 58% of older women rely on #SocialSecurity for more than half of their incomes.
  6. Women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn. The numbers are even worse for women of color. #paycheckfairness #WakeUpWashington
  7. Older women are twice as likely to live in poverty as men. #WakeUpWashington
  8. What’s your #retirement story? Participate in the @RetirmentUSA #WakeUpWashington!" month. Learn more: http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  9. #WakeUpWashington by signing our petition today. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  10. Can you afford to retire? Tell us your story. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington #WakeUpWashington

 

People of Color

  1. Half of African-Americans age 65 and older earn less than $14,620 per year. #WakeUpWashington
  2. Half of Hispanics age 65 and older earn less than $12,181 per year. #WakeUpWashington
  3. One in five African-Americans and Hispanic seniors live below the federal poverty line. #WakeUpWashington
  4. Between 2002 & 2006, the # of Hispanics participating in a #retirement plan decreased by almost 1% each year. #WakeUpWashington
  5. Only 30% of full-time Hispanic workers participate in a retirement plan at work, compared to 56% of White workers. #WakeUpWashington
  6. Only 46% of African-American workers participate in a retirement plan at work, compared to 56% of White workers. #WakeUpWashington.
  7. It’s #WakeUpWashington Month. Learn how you can participate: http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington.
  8. What’s your plan for #retirement? Participate in the @RetirmentUSA #WakeUpWashington!" month. Learn more: http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  9. #WakeUpWashington by signing our petition today. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  10. Can you afford to retire? Tell us your story. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington #WakeUpWashington

 

Younger Americans

  1. 56% of Generation X households are at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in #retirement. #WakeUpWashington
  2. Only 43% of full-time workers age 25-34 participated in a #retirement plan in 2008. #WakeUpWashington
  3. 90% of 18-29 year olds say #SocialSecurity is an important program. #WakeUpWashington
  4. The number of workers covered by a #retirement plan declined 8% between 2000 and 2008. #WakeUpWashington
  5. It’s #WakeUpWashington Month. Learn how you can participate: http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington.
  6. What’s your #retirement story? Participate in the @RetirmentUSA #WakeUpWashington!" month. Learn more: http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  7. #WakeUpWashington by signing our petition today. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington
  8. Can you afford to retire? Tell us your story. http://bit.ly/WakeUpWashington #WakeUpWashington
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