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Immigration Reform Could Help Fix Country’s Social Security Problem: Study
As politicians grapple with the best way to deal with the soaring costs of Social Security, they might be interested to find out that pursuing comprehensive immigration reform could do a lot to solve the problem. Keeping the nation’s current immigration…
House Panels Kick Off Hearings On Slowing Medicare, Social Security Spending
Among the proposals that will be discussed and debated are increasing Medicare premiums for higher-income seniors and raising the program’s eligibility age. Meanwhile, Politico details the health industry gains and losses likely to stem from President Barack Obama’s budget plan, which…
Obama budget plan revisits small-bore budget cuts that have proven difficult to pass
Even as it adds fuel to battles over taxes and Social Security, President Barack Obama’s budget will reprise lots of smaller bore proposals that have gone nowhere in a gridlocked Washington. Ideas like higher Transportation Security Administration fees on airline tickets,…
Obama may be courting disaster by offering budget cuts
President Barack Obama’s budget overtures to Republicans may limit his bargaining power if the GOP ever returns to the negotiating table on a grand deficit-reduction deal. In essence, Obama’s spending blueprint is a final offer, a no-budge budget whose central elements…
Social Security Will ‘Lose Credibility’ If We Do Nothing
President Obama will announce his annual budget proposal this Wednesday. He’s expected to propose cuts to Social Security. Host Michel Martin talks with former Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue about how cuts might affect those Americans who rely on the…
It’s not hard to fix Social Security, protect seniors
We constantly hear how Social Security is facing bankruptcy. That simply is only partially true, as the program that benefits seniors and others is often raided by members of Congress and/or the White House. The President seems to lack discernment, and…
Will I Have Social Security When I Retire?
I was speaking to a woman from work recently who had decided to begin drawing Social Security at age 65 while her and her husband were still working full time and bringing in plenty of money to continue to live…
Best ways to do business with Social Security
This article posted by Ken Hess, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist for the State of Wisconsin, suggests ways to efficiently manage transactions with the Social Security Administration. Continue reading …
NCPA Study: Obamacare Will Increase Drug Costs
While the Affordable Care Act has increased prescription drug coverage, the result is a plethora of regulations that will make medicines more expensive, according to a study from the conservative National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) think tank. Read more…
Could Slowing Health Care Costs Save Medicare?
Among all the budget concerns facing the U.S., few pose as big a threat to the government’s balance sheet as our growing health care bill. The rise in health care costs has significantly outpaced both inflation and economic growth for…