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The Children Are Our Future?
The White House realizes Obamacare relies on these same young people coughing up money they don’t have. The administration will “need to entice a sufficient number of young and healthy adults into the new insurance marketplaces that open Oct. 1…
Sanchez introduces Social Security equality bill
California Congresswoman Linda Sánchez has introduced the Social Security Equality Act of 2013 to “put an end to a Social Security Administration policy that denies benefits to same-sex couples.” The Democratic representative said “It is time for our government to stop…
Eric Cantor Looks To Entitlement Cuts For Sequester Compromise
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Sunday that Republicans might be willing to compromise on sequester cuts in exchange for talks on reducing entitlement programs. “What we need to have happen is leadership on the part of this president and…
CHERENSON: How can we avoid the Social Security tsunami?
A giant economic tsunami is closing in on the United States. Unless there is significant change soon, this devastation will suck the life blood of our nation. This tsunami is our Social Security obligation. Several suggestions have been made to prevent…
Rand Paul: Joe Biden Agrees With Me on Social Security, but Won’t Admit It
In the long summer before the 2008 Republican convention, Rep. Ron Paul only sort of admitted defeat. He turned his main organization into the Campaign for Liberty; he did the same to his youth organization, transitioning its president, Jeff Frazee,…
A Constructive First Step to Reform Social Security
Dave Camp (R–MI), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has announced a series of hearings on bipartisan entitlement reform proposals, the first of which is using the chained Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Social Security. In advance of…
American Money: Getting the Most Out of Your Social Security Benefits
Recent discussions around Social Security cuts impact all elderly Americans, but figures show that elderly minority workers will be disproportionately affected. Sixty-five percent of whites rely on social security for a significant share of their income compared to nearly 75 percent…
Sequester relief? Cut entitlements, Republican leader McConnell says
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is offering a preview of what GOP demands could look like when Republicans and Democrats go to the mat over government spending this fall, telling National Review that “a place to talk” is entitlements reduction “on…
R. Bruce Josten: Federal leaders in denial as they stumble toward cliff
The writer is executive vice president for government affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He wrote this essay for McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Any honest assessment of America’s entitlement programs recognizes that they’re headed for insolvency without modernization and reform. But…
Retiring baby boomers could drain Social Security fund
The droves of baby boomers leaving the workforce aren’t being replaced – at least not quickly enough to keep Social Security in the black. Since 2010, the two funds managed by the Social Security Administration – one for retirees, their dependents…