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Peterson Deficit Summit To Examine, Recommend Latest 'Soak The Poor' Policies

This just in, yesterday: the pro-aristocracy Peter G. Peterson foundation is holding a deficit summit in Washington, DC, to highlight the terrible dangers of the government spending money in a recession. more »

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News Flash: Americans Remain Overwhelmingly Opposed to Social Security Cuts

When opponents of Social Security speak out in favor of eviscerating the program, they rarely do so with the candor of Colorado Republican Rick O’Donnell. Don’t remember him? more »

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Bruce Webb's picture

Social Security Actuarial Gap: the Time Series

Cross posted from The Angry Bear more »

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Deficit Commissions and Financial Transactions Taxes: Who Is Serious?

Cross posted from Truthout more »

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Social Security Works for Veterans

This is the fifth installment in our Social Security Works series. more »

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Obama's Deficit Commission: No Friend of Social Security?

You might think that President Obama and his team would be taking a decisive stance in favor of maintaining a wildly popular, progressive program that was one of his Democratic predecessors’ greatest policy achievement. more »

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Two Birds with One Stone: Strengthen Social Security and Lower Unemployment at the Same Time

Cross posted from the Huffington Post more »

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I wish I were debt-free until 2043!

A recent New York Times (3/24/10) article (“Social Security to See Payout Exceed Pay-In This Year”) presents a somewhat misleading impression of the status of this critical social insurance plan. more »

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Obama Packs Debt Commission with Social Security Looters

This post originally appeared on AlterNet.org. more »

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Social Security Isn’t in “Crisis” – But, Older Women Are.

Cross posted from the National Elder Economic Security Initiative more »

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