An estimated 25 million elders won’t have enough money to get through retirement. In part two of our conversation about the documentary Duty Free, we'll discuss policy solutions.
On this edition of Your Call, we continue of our conversation about elders struggling to make ends meet and the documentary, Duty Free. After 75-year old Rebecca Danigelis was fired from her hotel housekeeping job after 40 years, she embarks on a bucket-list adventure to reclaim her life with the help of her son filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis.
Duty Free is featured in this year's 11th annual Legacy Film Festival on Aging, and is available to watch online through January 15.
Older workers left the labor force at higher rates than all other groups during the pandemic, and senior poverty rates are at an all time high. An estimated 25 million elders won’t have enough money to get through retirement. What policy solutions would you like to see?
Guests:
Rebecca Danigelis, subject of the film Duty Free and activist working against ageism and workplace discrimination
Sian-Pierre Regis, director and producer of Duty Free
Tracey Gronniger, managing attorney for the economic security team at Justice in Aging
Ramsey Alwin, president and CEO of the National Council on Aging