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Obama’s New Budget: Why Bother?
This Tuesday’s State of the Union Address will kick off a 13-day period that will lead to the release of the Obama 2016 budget on February 2. At least in deeds if not in actual words, this budget will be…
It’s Time to Focus on Shared Goals
In his 2010 State of the Union Address, President Obama said he’d “like to begin monthly meetings with both Democratic and Republican leadership.” Unfortunately, he did not follow through on that good intention. We appeal to him to do so…
Scared of outliving your savings?
NEW YORK — When faced with the prospect of outliving their money, most people might toss and turn at night or obsess about where to slash their budgets. Others have a more extreme reaction: wishing for early death. “I can…
Poll: Confidence in economy improved since last State of the Union
Economic confidence has improved significantly since just before President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. Forty-one percent of people said they’re satisfied with the economy now, up 13 percentage points from last year.…
Wallace: A critical lens on Social Security
The nation’s changing demographics are making it more imperative that Americans make some “big decisions” about Social Security, conservative commentator Charles Krauthammmer told a Sarasota audience last week. Krauthammer, who has argued in the past for raising the retirement age,…
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan discount: Are you eligible?
Do you know if you are eligible for the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan discount? There are many individuals in our district who are unaware they are eligible to receive this wonderful assistance. A simple phone call to our agency can…
Why Your Tax Refund May Be Slower (or Never Arrive) This Year
A few weeks ago, the IRS said it expects to be unable to answer half of taxpayer calls this year, but that’s only the beginning of what promises to be a messy tax season. In an email obtained by ABC…
Obama to Propose Scaled-Back Tax Reform in State of the Union
President Obama will propose a scaled-back vision for tax reform and a new fee on the nation’s largest financial institutions in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the White House said, in an effort to close loopholes for…
Dallas ‘dreamer’ to be guest of Michelle Obama at State of the Union
Dallas is the only home 21-year-old Ana Zamora has ever known. She moved from Mexico with her parents when she was just a year old. If not for President Barack Obama, they would all be at risk of deportation. She…
Samuelson: “Dynamic” deceptions
The dustup over “dynamic scoring” is a small indicator of the routine irrelevancy of Washington’s budget debate. Instead of facing the real issues — how much we should spend, on what, who should be taxed and how much — Republicans…