Social Security

George W. Bush Has Left Our Economy in Shambles

Christopher Ingram | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Security, John McCain, GOP Congress, National Debt, Economy, George W. Bush, Chris Ingram, Reckless Spending, Economic Stimulus, Medicare, China, Treasury Notes, War in Iraq, Ted Kennedy, National Deficit, Politics News
Christopher Ingram

Bush managed to fool a significant number of voters into believing he shared their conservative values. But you can't argue with his record: he's a free-spending liberal who could make Ted Kennedy blush.

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McCain's Conspicuous Consumption

Linda Hansen | Posted 07.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Baby Boomer Retirement, Conspicuous Consumption, Social Security, John McCain, Politics of Personal Destruction, Character Issue, Morality, Campaign 2008, Wealth, Social Security Surplus, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Home News
Linda Hansen

John and Cindy McCain made roughly $6.5 million last year. Of that $6.5 million, $23,000 came from social security. That's right, the millionaire McCains draw steadily on a system he says is disgracefully broken.

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McCain says: "Slash Social Security Benefits"

Mark Kleiman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, John McCain, Mccain, Social Security, Politics News
Mark Kleiman

Not only does McCain think that Social Security is "an absolute disgrace," he knows what he wants to do about it -- he'll reduce pensions but not increase taxes on the wealthy.

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Jason Linkins

Media Struggles To Report On Flaws Of Social Security Privatization

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Social Security, McCain Social Security Privatization, Media Criticism, Social Security Privatization, Politics News

Amid the news of "Bailouts, bailouts, bailouts!" comes word that John McCain has started flirting with the reanimation of one of his predecessor's zom...

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McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Privatization, McCain Economics, Phil Gramm, Social Security, McCain Social Security, John McCain, 2008 Presidential Race, Obama McCain, John McCain Gaffe, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

McCain's gaffe on Social Security indicates that he is not any better informed on major domestic policy issues than he is on foreign policy.

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Here's A Little Straight Talk, My Friends -- John McCain Hates Social Security

Bill Scher | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Security, John McCain, John McCain Social Security, Politics News
Bill Scher

You just said "Americans have got to understand" what a "disgrace" the program is. How can they if your website won't tell them?!

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Incoherence from McCain

John McQuaid | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, John McCain, Social Security, Cap-and-Trade, Global Warming, Climate Change, Politics News
John McQuaid

Presidential campaigns are always semi-improvisational -- they can't just rely on position papers, and must respond to changes in the world. But this goes well beyond semi.

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McCain's Ignorance about Social Security Is the Real "Disgrace"

Gerald McEntee | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Social Security, Social Security Privatization, John McCain Social Security, McCain Social Security Privatization, McCain Social Security, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

McCain and Bush are like two peas in a pod. They're the same on the economy. They're the same on Iraq. And they're the same on Social Security.

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John McCain Thinks Social Security Is A "Disgrace"

Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Security, John McCain, McCain Balance Budget, Mccain Balancing Budget, McCain Social Security, Politics News

On Monday, during a town hall in Denver, John McCain proposed a radical "fix" for the way Social Security is funded. Responding to a questioner who cl...

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Peaceful Revolution: Joint Parenting, Joint Retirement Accounts?

Elizabeth Cox | Posted 07.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Social Security, Retirement, A Peaceful Revolution, Parenting, Retirement Plans, Parenting Advice, Parents, Marriage, Living News
Elizabeth Cox

Under our current system it is not possible to have retirement savings in joint name. So for better or worse, richer or poorer, in retirement planning the maxim "he who earns it, owns it" holds true.

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McCain Camp Labels Obama "Tax-Raiser" - McCain Campaign Press Call 7.7.08 AUDIO

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Barack Obama Economic Policy, Economic Policy, Steve Forbes, Social Security, Barack Obama Taxes, Doug Holtz-Eakin, Entitlement Reform, Mccain Campaign Audio, Presidential Campaign Press Conference Calls, McCain Campaign 2008, John McCain, Presidential Campaign Audio 2008, Home News
OffTheBus Listening Post

WHO: Economic Policy Advisor Steve Forbes and Senior Policy Advisor Doug Holtz-Eakin WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Senator Barack Obama's...

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Bring Back the Three-Legged Stool!

Thomas J. Mackell, Jr. | Posted 06.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Baby Boomers, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Economy, Social Security, Social Security Benefits, Business News
Thomas J. Mackell, Jr.

With the country so far down the path to relying solely on market-driven instruments such as 401(k)s for retirement, changing hearts and minds will be akin to turning around a supertanker.

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Jason, We Hardly Knew Ye

Bob Greenstein | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Jason Furman, Social Security, Economic Policy, Economy, Jason Furman Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Business News
Bob Greenstein

Does Jason Furman, the Obama campaign's new economic policy coordinator, really favor privatizing Social Security and cutting corporate taxes? Nonsense.

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How Obama Can Win Over Seniors and Turn the November Election Into a Democratic Landslide

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senior Citizens, Racial Prejudice, Values, Iraq War, Social Security, Privatization, Racism, Universal Health Care, General Election, Medicare, Barack Obama, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The key to neutralizing the natural advantage McCain holds with seniors is to convince them that Obama wants "safe change" -- that he himself is "safe" and predictable.

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What Happened to McCain the Reformer?

John McQuaid | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Social Security, Hurricane Katrina, John McCain, Campaign Finance Reform, 2008 Presidential Race, Politics News
John McQuaid

If you're John McCain it shouldn't be hard to come up with a simple, compelling message that is a credible alternative to Obama's. Yet it's not happening.

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McCain Lies About Social Security Privatization

Bill Scher | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Privatization, Social Security, Mccain, Politics News
Bill Scher

There's some evidence that McCain is currently stronger than Obama with voters over 65. If they see him lie about Social Security, that edge won't last very long.

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Social Security Debit Cards To Be Issued To Those Without Bank Accounts

LA Times | Kathy M. Kristof, | Posted 06.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Social Security Benefits, Social Security Recipients, Seocial Security Debit Card, Social Security, Business News

The government plans to announce today that it will offer MasterCard debit cards to the estimated 4 million Social Security recipients who don't have ...

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Let's Stop Pretending that Pensions Don't Matter

Thomas J. Mackell, Jr. | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: 401(K), Baby Boomers, Social Security, Baby Boomers Social Security, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Health Care, Politics News
Thomas J. Mackell, Jr.

Retirement income security has been eroding for more than two decades without any apparent alarm coming from our nation's capitol and its political leaders.

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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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Unequal Access to Justice

Ivan Katz | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Security, H.R. 5833, Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, DeFazio Amendment, Social Security Administration, Eaja, Social Security Disability Claims, Politics News
Ivan Katz

A recent nasty, mean-spirited action by the Bush administration ought to induce outrage. Problem is, it is hard to be outraged when you are sleeping.

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Let's Really Value Motherhood

Martha Burk | Posted 05.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Equal Pay, Women's Rights, Mothers Day, Social Security, Living News
Martha Burk

The one day a year when we honor our mothers is once again upon us. As individuals, we're pretty fond of our mothers. But as a nation we don't value motherhood all that much.

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Friday Talking Points [28] -- It's Debatable...

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The twenty-first debate of the Democratic presidential nomination race happened this week. Much fulminating in the blogosphere immediately followed. ...

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Flag Pins, Cookies, and a Depressing Debate

Matt Cooper | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michael Dukakis, Charlie Gibson, Weather Underground, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Social Security, Mike Gravel, Obama Lapel Pin, Abc, Rose Law Firm, ABC Debate, George Stephanopoulos, Obama Flag Pin, Politics News
Matt Cooper

Charlie Gibson was unctuous and petty and wrong. If Americans needed more proof that the media elite are rich and out of touch, Gibson gave them more.

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Do You Know Where You IRS Check Goes?

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.14.2008 | Business

Read More: April 15, White House, Social Security, Tax Deadline, Irs, Fiscal Responsibility, Tax Day, Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, Tax, Deficit, Business News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Not where most Americans think, based on everything we've seen in polls and focus groups. Americans' distorted ideas about where the government spends...

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It's Also the Tax Cuts, Stupid

Bob Greenstein | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gross Domestic Product, Social Security Report, Gdp, Social Security, Politics News
Bob Greenstein

It's time for a reality check in the debate over putting the government's long-term finances back in order.

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