Social Security Reform

Saving Face or Saving Lives? When Will Obama Lead?

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 05.10.2012

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I'm running against President Obama as a candidate for the nomination of the Americans Elect platform. But I have deep respect for him as a person an...

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Is Social Security Unconstitutional?

Terry Newell | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Liberty, Social Security, Sacrifice, Affordable Care Act, Community, Medicare, Constitution, Health Care Reform, Individual Mandate, Health Care, Social Security Reform, Politics News

If the Supreme Court holds that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, which requires every American adult to purchase health insurance or pay a fine, is unconstitutional, why could not Social Security be next?

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Should We "Means Test" Your Auto Insurance? Then Why Do It for Social Security?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Kaiser Family Foundation, Social Security, Means Testing, Social Security Cuts, Social Security Reform, Retirement, Politics News

Cuts to Social Security -- whether they're in the form of means-testing or the Ryan/Romney proposals to raise the eligibility age and reduce cost-of-living benefits -- will hurt most seniors. They'll cause the most pain to elderly and disabled women and minorities.

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AARP Plans Secret 'Salon' With Social Security Opponents

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The senior citizens lobby AARP on Monday will kick off a national Social Security and Medicare "listening tour" called "You’ve Earned ...

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A Young Person's Debate

Alex Wirth | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Millennial Generation, Social Security, Entrepreneurship, Social Security Benefits, Nasi, Social Security Cuts, Millenial, Social Security Reform, Politics News

Young people are worried Social Security will not be there for them and are looking for other options to ensure their future economic security. My generation doesn't want to be paying into a system from which we won't receive anything.

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Social Security: Mitch Daniels and the Millionaires' "Means Testing" Scam

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Mitch Daniels, Social Security, Means Testing, Social Security Benefits, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Mitch Daniels Means Testing, Social Security Reform, Politics News

The means-testing proposal is a Trojan horse. It uses anti-millionaire rhetoric to create the machinery for denying benefits to rich people, but its backers will then use that machinery against most Americans.

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Florida Voters Weigh Crucial Issue Ahead Of Primary

AP | By BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 01.25.2012

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THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- It's an urgent issue seemingly on the minds of many in this retiree mecca, if not the entire state of Florida – how to fix...

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Newt Is Wrong

Daniel Matamala | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Chile, Chile-Economy, Newt Gingrich Chile, Newt Gingrich, Gingrich Social Security, Social Security Reform, World News

Newt Gingrich is using Chile as the laboratory example for his proposal on Social Security reform. But his data about the Chilean experience is dead wrong and misleading.

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New Social Security Proposal Has Senior Groups Up In Arms

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON — Just as 55 million Social Security recipients are about to get their first benefit increase in three years, Congress is looking at ...

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Rick Perry Floats His Social Security Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been a harsh critic of Social Security on the campaign trail, but has largely avoided putting forward particul...

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Will I Outlive My Money?$?

Holly Palance | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Baby Boomers Savings, Retirement Savings Plans, Wealth Management, Baby Boomers Retirement, Personal Wealth, Retirement, Recession, Aging Baby Boomers, Retirement Savings, Social Security, Social Security Reform, Fifty News

Pals may think I'm exaggerating, but the more I bring up the subject, the more I hear evidence that we're not alone. For boomers in their sixties, the big concern is outliving our savings.

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Half Of Young People Don't Expect To Get Social Security

Posted 12.20.2011

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In the eyes of half of America's youngest voters, the American dream of government-funded retirement is slipping away. Half of Americans between th...

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Stunning Koch Hypocrisy Exposed

The Nation | Yasha Levine and Mark Ames | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Cato Institute, Social Security, Koch Brothers Social Security, Americans for Prosperity, Koch, Charles Koch, Friedrich Hayek, Hayek, Koch Brothers, Social Security Reform, Institute for Humane Studies, Politics News

There's right-wing hypocrisy, and then there's this: Charles Koch, billionaire patron of free-market libertarianism, privately championed the benefits...

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GOP Debate Attendees Want Anybody Who Can Beat Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.22.2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hours before the sixth Republican presidential debate, the mood among the crowd was one of giddy anticipation. The early disappointme...

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DNC Chair Says Stock Market Plunge Hurts GOP Candidates

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The massive drop in the stock market Thursday afternoon provides an ominous, albeit politically inviting, backdrop for the Republican de...

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Social Security: Better Than Nothing but Less Than Ideal

Bob Jacobson | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Scandinavia, Social Security, Credit Unions, Pension Funds, Social Security Politics, Retirement Funds, Social Security Alternatives, Social Security Criticism, Social Security Administration, Social Security Reform, Politics News

The SS law as written 80 years ago needs serious revising. I don't mean cutting benefits, raising the age of eligibility, or wiping out the safety net. I mean making it relevant to our times.

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Mitt Romney, In His Book: 'American People Have Been.. Defrauded Out Of Their Social Security' [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's charge that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's views on Social Security are not only out of the conservative mainstream but make him ...

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Reforming Healthcare, Social Security, and Tax codes

Harry L. Langer | Posted 10.08.2011

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In order to compete in the global economy and provide the jobs and revenues for economic recovery, it is necessary for U.S. companies to be relieved of the stifling twin burdens of healthcare and pension obligations.

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Social Security Reform Is the Key to the Debt Ceiling Debate

Robert Pozen | Posted 09.18.2011

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Congress should combine a generous Savers Credit with a progressive plan to eliminate the long-term deficit of Social Security. This may be the most politically feasible way to make a big dent in the long-term federal deficit.

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Minorities Will Be the Biggest Casualties of Social Security Battle

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Social Security President Obama and Social Security, Democrats, Social Security Benefits, Social Security Cuts, Social Security Reform, Fdr, Minorities, Politics News

The GOP and President Obama will battle over how to slash Social Security. And, as always, the biggest casualties of that battle will be those who rely on Social security the most.

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If the Democrats Lose the Senate Our Retirement Is Toast

Jane White | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Social Security, 401k, Social Security Benefits, Social Security Cuts, Retirement, 401k Advice, Social Security Reform, Politics News

With the election only 17 months away, time's a wasting, because you can only withdraw around $400 a month from a $120,000 nest egg without running out of money.

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AARP Dropping Opposition To Cutting Social Security Benefit

The Wall Street Journal | Laura Meckler | Posted 08.17.2011

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AARP, the powerful lobbying group for older Americans, is dropping its longstanding opposition to cutting Social Security benefits, a move that could ...

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Who WIll Care For Us?

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics, Religion, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Social Security, Health Care Reform, Mormons, Congress, Elected Officials, Social Security Reform, Gay Marriage, Retirement, Religion News

My first message to our elected officials is to quit using our money and time to demonize gay people and get on with the important work of building effective service delivery systems for our people who need help.

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Confused Thinking on Social Security

Jagadeesh Gokhale | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Social Security, 2012 Budget, Social Security Reform, Allan Sloan, Paul Ryan Budget, Federal Budget, Business News

Is Social Security a program that is independent of the federal budget ("off budget") or one that is intimately linked to the federal budget (the "unified budget" perspective)?

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Government: Bad Economy Has Shortened Life Of Social Security, Medicare

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 07.13.2011

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WASHINGTON — The bad economy is worsening the already-shaky finances of Medicare and Social Security, draining the trust funds supporting them f...

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