You may still have romantic vision of a progressive Barack Obama. You know, he’s a Chicago community organizer who ran for president because he
Category: Social Sec/Medicare
Raising Social Security’s minimum age is bad economics
Among the ideas that have been floated for reducing the Social Security budget is to raise the eligibility age to receive benefits. It is
I’m shocked! GOP calls Obama budget a “shocking attack on seniors”
This was, of course, entirely predictable. President Obama is the only elected official in Washington to officially propose a cut in Social Security. Moral
Robert Reich: Don’t accept Obama’s chained CPI
The chained CPI is a cut to Social Security benefits that would hurt most seniors—it’s an idea not befitting a Democratic president. If Obama
How out of date are states?
Maybe it’s because I’m from Missouri, a mishmash state with no clear identity except low self-esteem. I wouldn’t say the same thing about the
Big banks still receiving trillions in taxpayer subsidies
But hey, Democrats and Republicans are working tirelessly to cut Social Security and Medicare to “strengthen it for the future.” (I’m sure Orwell is
“A Place At the Table” reveals stark facts about food insecurity in U.S.
For the price of a few cans of food, I received a free ticket to a preview showing of A Place At the Table,
Why “The Impossible” makes me think about healthcare
I went to see the movie The Impossible the other day and have since been thinking about how it relates to our situation here
Paul Krugman: Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security is “cruel and stupid”
Paul Krugman writing in the New York Times on December 18: First things first: cutting Social Security benefits is a cruel, stupid policy—just not
10 almost-certain predictions for 2013
1. No team will win hockey’s Stanley Cup because the season will be completely wiped out. As frequently is the case, it will be