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NEWS ANALYSIS: DC budget battle looms once again
An agreement to keep the government operating at current spending levels through October and November would head off a costly disruption of federal services but still leave a clash looming, like the one that roiled the economy two years ago.…
Spilka launches Standing Up for Seniors Tour in Fifth District
Spilka will emphasize on tour: “I believe it is my job as an elected official to help people, not to enact policies that hurt people. Proposals coming out of Washington now would hurt far too many seniors who rely on…
Mike Honda: Social Security payments should rise, not be cut
In the dozen years I’ve been lucky enough to serve my Silicon Valley district, I’ve learned that it’s not enough to have the right ideas. When you care about creating a better future, you must fight for it, such as…
In Idaho, Boehner vows to succeed with entitlement reform this fall
House Speaker John Boehner said Monday that getting the GOP-controlled House to agree to raising the U.S. debt ceiling will only come with a bipartisan deal to make cost-saving changes to Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, farm programs and government pensions. Before…
Saving Social Security
Sooner the better, advises a bipartisan think tank about Social Security – and how to keep it solvent. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget analyzed the effect of waiting to enact reforms before 2033, when the program runs out money, necessitating…
Gov. Perry reverses course on Obamacare
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), one of the boldest critics of the Affordable Care Act, is now requesting $100 million in healthcare funding from the Obama administration. He claims that federal funds are needed to help people in the state…
6 Myths About Retirement
Retirement is big business in America today, and no longer a taboo topic in the media. It’s no wonder. There are currently over 40 million retirees drawing Social Security, and every day an estimated 10,000 more Americans join the ranks.…
WI Alliance for Retired Americans’ Mike Pyne: Let’s get behind bills …
On July 30, Medicare turned 48 and this earned program is more important than ever. Before Medicare was enacted, only 50 percent of seniors had health insurance and 35 percent lived in poverty. That was a gloomy time when even…
Mark L. Hopkins: What is wrong with ‘Obamacare’?
The best predictor of the future is still the past. Thus, when we try to predict the ramifications of full enactment of the Affordable Care Act that goes into effect six months from now, the best we can do is…
Is It Time for Mandatory Savings Accounts?
The popular image of the good life in America and the prospect of a decent, financially secure retirement have become synonymous over the past half-century. Problem is, the evidence is overwhelming that America’s retirement savings system is broken. Take the private…