Nearly half of seniors, including a majority of elderly blacks and Hispanics, are on the cusp of poverty, a new Economic Policy Institute report finds.

June 6, 2013. In a new briefing paper released today by the Economic Policy Institute, the report finds that 52.0 percent of New York seniors are at risk. See FPI's press release below. Contact: James Parrott, Deputy Director and Chief Economist, 212-721-5624 (desk), 917-880-9931 (mobile) New report: http://www.epi.org/publication/economic-security-elderly-americans-risk 52% of New York seniors are economically vulnerable, the fifth highest among all states. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s Medicare proposals would put many more seniors at economic risk. Having to squeeze their dollars, 48.0 percent [...]