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Alex Lawson's picture

Social Security Works for Veterans

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

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Nathan Tabak's picture

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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Natale Zimmer's picture

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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Stephen Gorin's picture

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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Matthew Skomarovsky's picture

Obama Packs Debt Commission with Social Security Looters

This post originally appeared on AlterNet.org. more »

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Stacy Sanders's picture

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

Cross posted from the National Elder Economic Security Initiative more »

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Ashley Carson's picture

Don't Panic! Social Security Will Be There for You.

This week the New York Times decided to scare the bejeezus out of everyone by publishing several articles with slanted statements about Social Security. I’d like to revisit some key points in Williams Walsh’s piece from March 24 – statements from her article are in bold below. more »

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Dean Baker's picture

NYT Invents "Important Threshold" To Scare Readers About Social Security

Cross posted from Beat the Press more »

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Barbara Burt's picture

Crocodile tears over a “crisis”

Cross posted from the blog of the Frances Perkins Center, The Best Possible Life more »

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Alex Lawson's picture

Social Security Works for People With Disabilities

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

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