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A Deficit Pitch Without Social Security--The Only Chance of Winning

By Josh Rosenblum
September 7, 2011

This past Friday night in Washington, a New York Mets pitcher threw the type of pitch President Obama must use in his march to stop any new proposals to cut Social Security if he plans to make it through the game of the deficit talks and his reelection. In the recent past the President and his teams have pitched a slew of failed curveballs that would cut our Social Security. The number 43 Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey helped beat the Nationals 7-3 with his slow velocity, highly unpredictable knuckleball. The 44th President and his multitude of committees have taken an approach to cutting the deficit that replicates a tied baseball game, with no end in sight. Could knuckle balls from a President battling to win the game, save the economy, and win reelection save the tied ball game called the deficit debate? Let’s take a look at the tape.

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Simpson/Bowles: A Predawn Raid on the Middle Class

By Richard (RJ) Eskow
November 12, 2010

The following was co-written with Roger Hickey.

Wednesday, the Presidential Deficit Commission's co-chairs released a radically right-wing budget proposal. They acted without any prior announcement, just three weeks before the entire Commission was scheduled to deliver its collective report. Consider it as a sneak attack on the middle class, a pre-dawn raid on the American dream.

Many things can and will be said about this draft proposal, but first and foremost it must be considered an admission of failure. Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson were asked by the President to lead a commission that was to agree on a set of proposals most of its members could endorse. This proposal is their admission that they've failed, and it should be read with that failure of leadership in mind. more »

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In Deficit "Town Meetings," People Reject America Speaks Stacked Deck

By Roger Hickey
June 27, 2010

On Saturday, the group known as America Speaks (funded by Wall Street mogul Peter G. Peterson and two other foundations) brought together several thousand people in meetings in 60 cities. They gave participants misleading background information about the Federal deficit and economic options to achieve fiscal "balance" and future prosperity. more »

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Deficit Commissions and Financial Transactions Taxes: Who Is Serious?

By Dean Baker
April 5, 2010

Cross posted from Truthout more »

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Social Security Works for Veterans

By Alex Lawson
April 5, 2010

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

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Obama Packs Debt Commission with Social Security Looters

By Matthew Skomarovsky
March 29, 2010

This post originally appeared on AlterNet.org. more »

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Social Security Works for People With Disabilities

By Alex Lawson
March 10, 2010

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

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Social Security Works for People of Color

By Alex Lawson
March 2, 2010

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

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Social Security Works for Women

By Alex Lawson
February 25, 2010

This is the second installment in our Social Security Works series. The first post focused on how Social Security works for America, and today we will show how Social Security works for women. more »

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