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Money in Hyping the Generational War Story
Dean Baker: As long as the wealthy can focus public debate on retirement benefits for ordinary workers, they can keep the focus away from the policies that allow them …
Without any Grassroots, This Austerity Group Withered: The American People Know a Fake When They See It.
The austerity mania that plagued our political system for four years is finally subsiding.
The Next Obama Budget: The Chained CPI and the “Era of Austerity“
There are two debates underway about President Obama's upcoming budget: One involves the President's proclamation that this budget will signal the “end of austerity,” while the other involves the …
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Chained CPI: Don’t Do It, Mr. President
President Obama's budget is scheduled to be released on March 4, and a critical question remains unanswered. Will he or won't he reprise the “chained CPI” cut to Social …
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How Obama Could Kill the Democratic Party
In the coming weeks, the president is expected to announce his new budget plan for fiscal year 2015, again putting Social Security at risk.
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Small Steps on Pensions, but Not Nearly Enough
Many Americans have no retirement savings plan (other than Social Security). And the plans that they do have tend to be 401(k) plans that impose fees, market risk, and …
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The Five Things We Want to Hear in President Obama’s State of the Union Speech
President Barack Obama will give his annual State of the Union address to the American people next week. But what is the state of our union?
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The $17 Trillion Delusion: The Absurdity of Cutting Social Security to Reduce the Debt
Seventeen trillion dollars certainly sounds like a big, scary number, but we shouldn't be focusing on that number.
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Social Security: The Social Contract’s Comeback Year?
The shifting debate about Social Security is one sign that the balance of power may be shifting.
Dean Baker | The End of the Assault on Social Security and Medicare
Dean Baker: Senator Elizabeth Warren's support for raising Social Security benefits could be exactly what we need to move the discussion of retirement income in a positive direction.