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Category: Social Sec/Medicare

Decoding Republican Medicare-speak

December 10, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Budget, Democrats, Language/Words, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

As Vice President Joe Biden said during his 2012 debate with Congressman Paul Ryan, “Use your common sense, folks. Who do you trust on

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Why government should be—and is, quite effectively—involved in health care

November 26, 2012 Mary Clemons Good government, Health care, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

What do conservatives mean when they say, “Government should be kept out of health care as much as possible?” as a Missouri State Representative

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Lame duck hope: Logical thinking on Social Security, at long last

November 21, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Democrats, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

Something unexpectedly hopeful has happened in the 2012 lame duck session of Congress: Senator Mark Begic, a Democrat from Arkansas, has introduced a Social

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