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The lost generation: Young people have been had
There are all sorts of time bombs embedded within Obamacare. Will we force doctors to treat the millions of new Medicaid patients who are signing up for services that can be only partially reimbursed? How exactly will the IRS collect penalties…
Senate Follows House, Passes Budget Deal
It’s MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I’m Steve Inskeep. And I’m David Greene. Despite some very loud grumbling, both chambers of Congress have approved a two-year federal budget plan. This drops the odds of a federal government shutdown early next…
Crucial Mistakes That Will Doom Your Social Security Disability Claim
Let’s face it. Applying for a social security disability claim is both long and intimidating. Only a small portion of social security disability claims are actually approved at the very start of the application process and even under these favorable…
Senate budget may shut door on ‘Master Death File’
The budget compromise heading to President Obama’s desk for his signature includes a provision to limit access to one of the most common vehicles for identity theft: the Social Security Administration’s “Master Death File.” The online index, which includes records of…
Senate approves budget, Obama expected to sign
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a bipartisan federal budget Wednesday that could lead to two rare years of fiscal stability for a government that’s lurched from showdown to showdown for two years. The modest plan largely maintains the status quo, doing nothing…
Social Security to run 12% deficit for next decade
Social Security has been running in the red for several years and will see a 12 percent gap between the taxes it’s collecting and the benefits it’s projected to pay out over the next 10 years, according to a report…
Alexander, Corker To Vote Against Budget Agreement
Senator Lamar Alexander on Tuesday released the following statement on Senate consideration of the budget agreement passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 332-94: “I will vote against the budget agreement because it avoids the federal government’s most…
Should the U.S. force citizens to save?
Americans aren’t saving enough to retire. This gap poses a problem for everyone, not just people who will face near-poverty when they can’t work anymore. Does that merit forcing people to save more? Retirement in America is supposed to be financed…
Budget deal avoids future shutdowns, entitlements
Last Sunday’s news-talk programs were applauding the Ryan-Murray budget deal. Most were trumpeting the fact that the deal will avoid the possibility of government shutdowns for two years. Then what? Well, none of the “experts” were addressing the seriousness of the…
Losers outnumber winners in budget compromise
The pundit consensus seems to be that Republicans lost in the just-concluded budget deal. Overall spending will be a bit higher than the level mandated by the sequester, the straitjacket imposed in 2011. Meanwhile, Democrats avoided making any concessions on…