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Sour Notes on Social Security

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 4, 2008

Like an “American Idol” reject, John McCain keeps warbling George W. Bush’s greatest flops.

The latest is Social Security privatization, a proposal so roundly rejected by the American people when Bush tried to foist it on the nation in 2005 that even a solidly Republican and sycophant Congress couldn’t swallow it. more »

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He Was the Savior of Social Security

By Thomas N. Bethell
From baltimoresun.com
February 13th, 2008

baltimoresun.com — Sometimes great and influential lives are lived quietly, far from the flash and the limelight. Such was the case with Robert M. Ball, who died Jan. 30. During his long career in public service, he saved Social Security — not just once, but on three separate occasions.

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Social Security Situation Stable

Submitted by Anita Chariw2 (not verified)
January 14, 2008

The Social Security situation is not as dire as con­servatives sometimes pretend. The program is currently in surplus. Under cautious estimates, it is projected to fall short around the year 2052.

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http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=5530&type=0&sequence=2

The Dems Aren't Listening

By Jim Hightower, AlterNet
From alternet.org
January 14th, 2008

alternet.org — The Democrats' fizzle in the face of the power-grabbing Bush administration is doing serious damage to America's political psyche.

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No Rush to "Fix" Social Security

By Mark Weisbrot
From alternet.org
December 21st, 2007

alternet.org — The right has created powerful and lasting myths about the state of the program's finances.

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Treasury Rekindles Social Security Debate

From washingtonpost.com
December 21st, 2007

washingtonpost.com — The Bush administration stepped up its attempt to build support for restructuring Social Security, saying in a Treasury Department report that the popular program will require either tax increases or cuts in benefits to remain viable in its current form.

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Social Security's Future: No Cause for Alarm

By Saul Friedman
From newsday.com
December 21st, 2007

newsday.com — It's beginning to dawn on the press and most of the candidates that the Social Security system is not in crisis. That means it could be a losing issue for the candidate or party that proposes radical fixes for what's not broken.

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The 401(k) Myth

From truthdig.com
December 13th, 2007

truthdig.com — The blinding headache will come when millions of people retire to find that their promised pot of gold is close to empty.

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HSBC Releases Global Survey on the Future of Retirement

From thematuremarket.com
December 10th, 2007

thematuremarket.com — A majority in the survey accept responsibility for providing for their own retirement, but they also say government has an obligation to help.

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Bush Privatization Plan Would Devastate State Economies

By Institute for America’s Future
April 14th, 2005
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Because Social Security is such an important part of the economic well-being of older Americans, the benefit cuts included in the president's privatization plan would increase senior poverty dramatically. A new generation of poor seniors would place unprecedented demands on already stretched state budgets — squeezing out funds for top state priorities. This would likely lead to higher state taxes to pay the price of providing these new poor seniors with the healthcare, nutrition and housing they can no longer afford themselves. more »

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