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House GOP considers options on possible shutdown
Pressure is building on fractious House Republicans over legislation to prevent a partial government shutdown, as the Democratic-led Senate is expected to strip a tea party-backed plan to defund Obamacare from the bill. As the Senate telegraphed its moves, House…
Markey warns shutdown would adversely affect Mass.
A series of federal programs Bay State residents rely on — including getting help with Social Security benefits, college loans, veterans health services and Head Start — would be cut or delayed if the federal government is forced to close…
Doing Nothing Wasn’t an Option
It’s not perfect. I would have preferred a single-payer system, or at least one in which people had an option to buy into Medicare. And I’m sure there will be some glitches as the federal government rolls out new insurance…
Government shutdown wouldn’t stop Obama’s Health Care Law
Republicans pulling on the budget thread can’t neatly unravel President Barack Obama’s health care law. A partial government shutdown next week would leave the major parts of the law in place and rolling along, according to former Democratic and Republican budget…
3 Assumptions the GOP Brings to the Budget Battle
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the freshman Republican–elected in 2010–is an entitlement and debt hawk. He likes to talk about the big spending numbers attached to Social Security and Medicare, which he sees as being on an unsustainable path. But in a…
Biz Bits: Hiring your first employee
For small-business owners, hiring a first employee is a significant milestone — one that directly affects the company’s growth, future success and culture. When you’re getting ready to make that first all-important hire, keep some guidelines in mind: It’s important to…
Budget Priorities: Funding Shortfalls for Social Security
To hear some people tell it, the budget deficit is the nation’s number one problem, and the reason for the deficit is that entitlement spending—meaning Social Security and Medicare—is out of control. Wrong, wrong, and wrong! Let’s start with the budget and…
Training workshop to address Medicare, Social Security
Healthcare providers and professionals are invited to attend a Medicare 2014 update training workshop sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging / State Health Insurance Program (SHIP), which is the local Medicare representative, on Thursday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m.…
Economic Studies Experts On the Potential Government Shutdown
The federal government will shut down if the House and Senate can’t agree on a government funding bill by September 30; President Obama and Democratic leadership refuse to come to the negotiation table as Republican lawmakers seek to defund Obamacare…
The spreading war on seniors
In his 1994 book “Beyond Peace,” Richard Nixon predicted that our nation’s biggest challenge would not be war with a foreign enemy, but rather an internal “war” over how to allocate money within our borders. With our national debt about to exceed…