by Bill Scher | Aug 11, 2010 | Blog
Dave Johnson asks the question: "Is It A Social Security OR A Deficit Commission?" And he answers: "Social. Security. Does. Not. Contribute. To. The. Deficit." One person that would appear to agree is the White House's deficit commission executive director Bruce Reed....
by Dave Johnson | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog
Ever since President Obama set up the Deficit Commission all the talk has been about Social Security? Why? Social Security is separate from the rest of the US budget, is separately funded, has a huge trust fund and, most important: Social. Security. Does. Not....
by Richard Eskow | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog
Allan Sloan, Senior Editor at Fortune and a frequent Washington Post contributor, is usually a smart and fair guy with a knack for seeing through the usual DC economic spin. That's why it's particularly disappointing to see him get it wrong on Social Security trust...
by Sara Robinson | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog, Reagan Revolution
Dave Johnson's post on the broken contract that's allowed private interests to siphon off our public wealth for the past 30 years is incredibly important. His basic argument is this: We, the People built our democracy and the empowerment and protections it bestows. We...
by Bill Scher | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog, Economy
The House this afternoon moved legislation to the President's desk providing aid to fiscally distressed states that would save an estimated 319,000 jobs, including public school teachers, firefighters, police officers and private
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
The Commerce Department on Wednesday is expected to release new international trade figures that will underscore how critical it is that Congress and the White House move forward with an aggressive "Make It In America" program combined with a rejection of the...
