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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.