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Social Security
Pensions: A Promise is a Promise… Unless it’s Inconvenient
In the years since the recession, Rhode Island has hardly been alone in cutting pension benefits to state employees.
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.
What Happened to Fighting Against Any Cuts to Social Security?
Some liberal journalists are losing their bearings on Obama's social security sellout.
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Social Security is Still the Third Rail (You’ve Been Warned)
With the fear of austerity cuts hoovering, most Americans want to know what Obama and his administration will do to Social Security, and the answer might not be that …
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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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Four Ways to Leap the “Fiscal Cliff” to a Better USA
For starters: Reduce military waste. Stop subsidizing polluters. Tax financial transactions and carbon.
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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Alternatives
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Highway Robbery
Your Social Security or the Fiscal Cliff?
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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.