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U.S. Senate candidates calling for change, differing on how to do it
The four Republican candidates vying to be Nebraska’s next U.S. senator agree on one thing: Medicare and Social Security are going bust on their current path. The question is what to do about it. In a sign of the issue’s political sensitivity, each candidate is quick to stress that he would make no changes to the programs for those already receiving benefits or approaching retirement age. And they all reject the idea of bringing in more revenue by raising the cap on payroll taxes. But they differ on some specific proposals being discussed in Washington…Read More