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Dave Johnson: Save Social Security
22 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
It is possible that there is going to be a "deficit commission" to look for ways to reduce our country's budget deficits. I have some questions for them to ask to help get things started in the right direction: 1) President Reagan increased Social Security taxes, but used that money to cut the very top tax rates that only the wealthiest pay. Now that the money borrowed from Social Security is coming due, which income group is better ...
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22 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
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2 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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9 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
latimes.com : Reporting from Sacramento - Facing a budget deficit of more than $20 billion, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to call for deep reductions in already suffering local mass transit programs, renew his push to expand oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast and appeal to Washington for billions of dollars in federal help, according to state officials and lobbyists familiar with the plan. If Washington does not provide ...
Related contentLincoln Mitchell: Improving the Health Care Bill After It Passes Will Not Be Easy
15 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
There is been so many distractions around the health care bill this year, that it is hard to evaluate it on its merits. Health care reform has been something of a holy grail for progressives for more than half a century, so the debate was not likely to be simple or unemotional, but the last few months have exceeded even these expectations. Opponents of health care reform launched protest movements which warned of death panels, raised the ...
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