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Medicare

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Solve the Real Problems – Poverty Retirement and Health Insecurity – and the Economy Will Recover
Imagine the impact on the economy of 55 million seniors receiving an additional $1,200 each month.

Will Exaggerated Deficit Talks Lead to an “Obama Recession?” We Must Still Ask These Questions
The Washington consensus on economic policy has been used to inflict neoliberalism.

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What’s the Cure for Shorter Lives and Poorer Health in America? Can You Say “Public Option”?
With one of the shortest lifespans of a high income country, American really cannot afford not to improve our healthcare system.

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If Only
When it comes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid today, Democrats might be the champions they were during the days of the New Deal.

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Save Social Security: Paul Krugman for Treasury Secretary
A push is on to get the Nobel Prize winner in economics the position in the new Obama administration.

The Hoax of Entitlement Reform
The underlying problem is not Medicare or Medicaid, but the soaring costs of health care and the aging of the boomer generation.

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Ask a Democrat: On Social Security, Which Side Are You On?
When it comes to the social security debates, it is time to ask our political leaders if they are for or against the best interests of the American people.

IRA Sweet Spot Could Lift America
A new influx of IRA funding might be the saving grace for the first wave of baby boomers headed into retirement.

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Dear Mr. President: Stop Compromising, Start Leading
The American people reelected President Obama on the promise that he would continue to be a champion for the American people, a task that requires more action and less …

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The Way to “Save” Medicare Is to Expand It
While political leaders are intent on raiding Medicare to pay for tax cuts, the real solution to soaring health costs is more and better Medicare, not less.