Federal Deficit

A Terrible Day for the Economy, But a Great Day to Note the Social Security Noncrisis

Harold Pollack | Posted 09.15.2008 | Business

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Harold Pollack

Whatever you may hear, the system is in remarkably good shape these days, even as everything else seems headed to hell in a hand basket. Today is a great day to remember how terrific Social Security really is.

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Worsening Budget Deficit To Hit $407 Billion This Year: Report

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 09.09.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The federal government will run a near-record deficit of $407 billion this year, according to the latest Capitol Hill estimates. T...

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Stuff Happens: The Mortgage Bailout and the Federal Budget

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 09.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Debt, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Bailout, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac Bailout, Federal Deficit, Federal Budget, Mortgage Crisis, Reality TV, Business News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Rather than facing a $200 billion deficit to do something really important, the U.S. is now heading toward a whopping $10 trillion dollar debt.

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court, Corporate Espionage, Doug Goodyear DCI Group, John McCain, Karl Rove, Undocumented Immigrants, Social Security, Federal Deficit, Mountaintop-Removal Mining, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Epa, Burger King, Fbi, Yum Brands, Pollution, Coal, Wal-Mart, Bush 2009 Budget, McCain Lobbyists, Plastic, Endangered Species, Hurricane Katrina, Medicare, National Parks, Wildlife, Media News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle

Karl Rove faces possible arrest; sea of plastic threatens aquatic life; corporate espionage continues; deficit off by trillions, and more...

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