Social Security
Blogs and Opinion
THE LATEST
BLOGS AND OPINION
Lining up at Midnight at Wal-Mart to buy Food by Philip Palij, OurFuture.org | November 15, 2009
A Modern Safety Net by Shelley Waters Boots and Karin Martinson, prospect.org | September 17, 2009
The Truth Behind the Social Security and Medicare Alarm Bells by Robert B. Reich, tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com | May 14, 2009
The Bankrupt Debate Over Bankrupting Our Children by Dean Baker, Truthout | May 13, 2009
Wrong Way Steny by Robert Borosage , OurFuture.org | May 8, 2009
How Social Security Can Save Us All by James K. Galbraith , Mother Jones | May 8, 2009
Waking Up The "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour" by Bill Scher, OurFuture.org | March 12, 2009
There Is No Social Security Crisis by Paul Waldman, prospect.org | February 24, 2009
Supply Side Economics and Generational Theft by Hale Stewart, Huffington Post | February 23, 2009
The Peter G. Peterson Intergenerational Fairness Tax Credit by Dean Baker, tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com | February 23, 2009
THE LATEST
NEWS HEADLINES
Lawmakers Seeking Consensus On Social Security Overhaul, The Washington Post | May 6, 2009
Obama Stumps for Stimulus in a City Hit Hard by Downturn, The New York Times | February 9, 2009
U.S. Spat with Venezuela Grows, i.abcnews.com | September 13, 2008
Treasury Rekindles Social Security Debate, The Washington Post | December 21, 2007
HSBC Releases Global Survey on the Future of Retirement, thematuremarket.com | December 10, 2007
Some Wait Years for Social Security Disability Payments They're Eligible to Receive, abc15.com | November 7, 2007
Administration Puts Social Security Back On Political Agenda, The Washington Post | September 25, 2007
Good news for Social Security, Medicare, MSNBC News | April 23, 2007
Bush Opposition To Tax Increases Biggest Obstacle To Social Security Deal, bloomberg.com | January 30, 2007
Anatomy of a Victory, The Nation | December 1, 2005
Looting Social Security
February 18th, 2009
Defending Social Security sounds like yesterday's issue #&8212; the fight people won when they defeated George W. Bush's attempt to privatize the system in 2005. But the financial establishment has pushed it back on the table, claiming that the current crisis requires "responsible" leaders to take action. Will Obama take the bait? Surely not.
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The Perils of Privatization
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The Conservative Plan for Social Security Is “An Absolute Disgrace”
Sen. John McCain's comment last week that it's an "absolute disgrace" that current workers pay for the Social Security benefits of current retirees was bad enough, but the conservative policy alternative, and the fear-mongering that comes with it, is even worse. Here's how to attack it.
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Why Social Security?
A conservative assault on Social Security was turned back during President Bush’s second term. But we have a long way to go before all Americans can count on dignified rest after years of hard work.
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