# How to Keep Social Security Alive

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Podcast: [The Hartmann Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hartmann-report-1122503)
Published: 2026-06-24T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, talking with Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, President of Social Security Works PAC. Why the billionaires need to pay their fair share to keep Social Security solvent and how today we are seeing grassroots effort campaigns fight against the oligarchy like never before. Also a history lesson with Liz Covart from Ben Franklin's World Podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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