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Beating Back the CEO Attack on Social Security and Medicare
The Bowles-Simpson plan called for a reduction in the annual cost of living adjustment for Social Security that is equivalent to a 3 percent cut in benefits.
The CEO Plan to Steal Your Social Security and Medicare
At the center of their proposal are big cuts in Social Security and Medicare.
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Obama Asks Congress for Limited Extension of Bush Tax Cuts
President Barack Obama Monday urged Congress to extend for one year Bush-era tax cuts for anyone earning less than $250,000—a plan that reinforces already sharply-drawn battle lines between and …
The Dirt on Erskine Bowles: The Tame Half of Bowles-Simpson
While Bowles may be able to control his temper and his vocabulary better than Simpson, those are not credentials for dictating the future of the Social Security and Medicare …
A Wall Street Gambling Tax: The Remedy to Inequality
Taxing Wall Street speculation is a great way to raise whatever money might be needed to meet deficit targets.
Alan Simpson: The Washington Elite’s Attack Dog
Alan Simpson once again launched an obscenity-laden diatribe against those who oppose his plans to cut Social Security and Medicare.
Financial Reform Makes Headway; Jobs and Social Security in Jeopardy
Two critical Wall Street reforms, once declared dead by U.S. megabanks, are suddenly close to Congressional approval.