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Social Security Crisis

Vanishing Social Security COLA Adjustment Will Squeeze Some Seniors

Mark Miller | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Social Security, Economic Recession, Inflation, Cost of Living, Recession, Retirement, Retirement Funds, Senior Citizens, Saving for Retirement, Social Security Crisis, Social Security Benefits, Cola, Business News
Mark Miller

The vanishing COLA will squeeze many retirees hard. Social Security provides, on average, about 39 percent of income for retired households and more than 50 million people receive benefits.

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

Harold Pollack | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Deficit, McCain Social Security Privatization, Social Security Crisis, Economy, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch Buyout, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Business News
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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John McCain Supports Private Accounts For Social Security

Think Progress | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Economic Policy, John McCain, McCain Economics, Social Security Private Accounts, McCain Social Security, McCain Private Accounts, Social Security Crisis, Social Security Privatization, Politics News

On Bill Bennett's radio show yesterday, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina -- who is currently a leading economic adviser to Sen. John McCain (R...

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Don't be Distracted. Vote For Your Pocket Like the Fat Cats Do

R.T. Eby | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Bittergate, Deficit, Barack Obama, Senator Obama, Economy, Ronald Reagan, African Americans, Voodoo Economics, George Bush, Black Folk, Welfare Queen, Social Security Crisis, Social Security Benefits, Home News
R.T. Eby

Ronald Reagan took aim at so-called welfare queens as a way to make the wealthy more wealthy. He gutted social security and social programs. Variations of his bait and switch have been going on ever since.

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NYT's Krugman Blasts Obama Again Over Social Security "Crisis-Mongering"

The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paul Krugman on Barack Obama, Barack Obama Social Security, Paul Krugman, Social Security Crisis, Paul Krugman Barack Obama, Obama Social Security, Barack Obama, Politics News

The great Social Security debate of 2005 was a seminal moment for American progressives. Conventional fiscal wisdom in the Beltway was that the aging ...

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