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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.
The Budget Thugs: What Do They Know About the Economy?
They missed the housing bubble that put us in these dire straits. Now they expect us to trust their demands for social welfare cuts.
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Highway Robbery
Your Social Security or the Fiscal Cliff?
Economic Update: Inconvenient Economic Truths
Updates on unpaid law clerks, Buffett's minimum tax on high incomes, and CBO report on medical care costs and federal deficits.
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Entitlements Are Fundamental Human Rights, Not Political Poker Chips to Be Bargained Away
The basic necessities of life are not for government to give or withhold based on its current budget situation.
A Looming Crisis in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid? The “Fiscal Cliff” Is a Scam, Part 2
It's been known since the 1950s that there would be more demands on social security; if there was political will, health care costs could be controlled.
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So, the President Is Standing Up to the GOP. Huh.
Perhaps Obama is finally using his electoral mandate to stand up to Republicans.
Washington’s Serious People Are on the War Path Against Middle-Income and Poor People
DC's so-called leaders want us to believe that redistributing income from the 99 percent to them and their friends is what the market demands.