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Tag Archives: Social Security
Today on Let’s Make a Deal
The latest on “The Deal”: President Obama at Tuesday’s press conference: [I]t’s a big, diverse country, and people have a lot of complicated positions, it means that in order to get stuff done we’re gonna compromise…This country was founded on … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, economy, Obama, Politics, Taxes
Tagged Bob Corker, compromise, Don't Ask Don't Tell, double dip recession, House Democrats, Lamar Alexander, Larry Summers, payroll tax holiday, President Obama, press conference, Social Security, Susan Collins, take it or leave it, Vice President Biden
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Heckuva Job, Mr. President
Good call, Mr. President. You’ve hit on the reason for the $1.3 trillion deficit. Nothing to do with the crooks savvy businessmen on Wall Street or wars that never end or tax cuts for the top 2 percent. It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, economy, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Taxes, Wall Street
Tagged Agricultural Inspector, Air Traffic Controllers, Bush tax cuts, deficit, Republicans, Social Security, wage freeze, Wall Street, wars
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“They’re Coming For Your Social Security Money”
Following up on yesterday’s post about cutting and/or privatizing Social Security, the late, great George Carlin: “They’re coming for your Social Security money. They want your retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal … Continue reading
Posted in lobbyists, Politics, special interests, Wall Street
Tagged Down With Tyranny, George Carlin, Social Security, The American Dream
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Social Security Cuts Straight Ahead
Reading the road signs along the highway that leads to cutting or privatizing Social Security: In December Blue Dog Jim Cooper, said a report which showed “that the governments unfunded liabilities are roughly $56 trillion” was “shocking.” He called for … Continue reading
Cowards, Hypocrites, and Fools
Quickly approaching mad as hell stage: We have a Congress packed with cowards, hypocrites, and fools—on both sides of the aisle. House Democrats have passed a budget that’s not really a budget, and projected a balanced budget that’s not really … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, Democrats, economy, Politics, Republicans
Tagged 1937, budget, Congress, cowards, credit tightening, deficit commission, double dip recession, fools, Howard Beale, hypocrites, jobless claims, new home sales, Pelosi, Republican, Social Security, states, stock market
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Bi-Partisan Commissions: A Hiding Place for Gutless Politicians
Generally speaking, bi-partisan commissions are a bad idea, with just a few exceptions. Those being when something is being investigated–such as the 9/11 Commission or the current Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The debt reduction commission, set to be unveiled today … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, economy, Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged debt reduction commission, Defense Department, Medicare, Social Security, taxes
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Consider All Options? Well, All But One
Another campaign promise bites the dust: “President Barack Obama said he is “agnostic” about raising taxes on households making less than $250,000 as part of a broad effort to rein in the budget deficit. “The whole point of it is … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Obama, Politics
Tagged agnostic, Defense Department, Medicare, Obama, raising taxes, Social Security, spending cuts
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Facing Tough Choices on Deficit and Debt
I think most people who live in the real world (leaving out the gutless wonders who inhabit Washington, D.C.) will agree that if we ever hope to get our fiscal house in order some tough choices will have to be … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Bloomberg, David Pauly, debt, deficit, Fannie Mae, farm subsidies, Freddie Mac, Iraq, Medicare, Social Security, taxes
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The Return of the “Social Security is Going Broke” Myth
As if there wasn’t enough panic coming from the Republicans in D.C. (along with some Democrats like Harry Reid) about detainees from Gitmo being re-located to American suburbia, now comes the obligatory ‘Social Security is going broke’ myth from one … Continue reading
Posted in Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged broke, health care reform, Medicare, myth, Obama, privatization, Robert Samuelson, Social Security, Washington Post
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