Topic: Social Security
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Five ways to improve Obama's pre-k plan
President Obama’s Preschool for All plan is well intentioned but includes features that are not justified by research and won’t help it pass in Congress. The plan must make the following five adjustments.
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5 myths about amnesty for illegal immigrants in Senate bill
Under a bipartisan Senate immigration bill, immigrants who have come to the United States illegally are given a "path to citizenship." On close inspection, each of the following five claims about the requirements for illegal immigrants to earn amnesty are not what they seem.
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If not 'sequester,' then what? Five ideas from left and right.
Few in Washington believe that "the sequester,” $85 billion in automatic spending cuts set to hit the federal budget as of March 1, is a good idea. But what's the alternative? Here are five proposals, from the right, the center, and the left, to replace the sequester. Which do you like?
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Sequester 101: What happens if $85 billion in cuts hit on March 1
The sequester is a complex concept with a tortuous history. Here are the basics on the automatic spending reductions set to kick in March 1.
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Eight steps to getting the right insurance
Comparing insurance policies is tough. However, by following these eight steps, you can simplify the process and find the right insurance policy for you.
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Lisa Murkowski of Alaska bows out, is seventh losing incumbent
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska concedes to Joe Miller in Alaska's Aug. 24 primary. Lisa Murkowski joins six other congressional incumbents who lost in their party's primaries.
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Hurricane Earl: Five things you should do to prepare
Hurricane Earl is possibly coming to the East Coast Labor Day weekend. Preparing for the storm is crucial, emergency experts say. Here are five things the National Weather Service and Federal Emergency Management Agency say are important to hurricane Earl preparedness.
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US debt crisis: Which government benefits would you give up?
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Social Security reform: Slow growth, don't cut benefits
Social Security reform can be designed so that no one sees benefits cut, but the rate of growth in their benefits would be slowed.
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Glenn Beck rally: A warning to Obama and Democrats?
There may have been some Democrats at the Glenn Beck rally Saturday, but even many of them aren't happy with the country's direction. Does the large turnout portend trouble for Democrats?
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Social Security: The futile fight for what’s been promised
Social Security redistributes wealth from the young to the old. The government keeps promising young payers that they'll get their share - but no one believes it anymore.
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Democrats' new YouTube attack: GOP full of 'tea party' extremists
The Democratic National Committee posted a YouTube video Friday that showcases the 'tea party' connections of some GOP candidates and suggests that they are far to the right of the ‘sensible center.’
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GOP leader: Blame the bureaucrats for the economy
House GOP leader John Boehner is capitalizing on public's distrust of government by blaming the bad economy on fat-cat government bureaucrats. That's easier than acknowledging the real cause: poor consumer spending due to overwhelming consumer debt.
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Tax jujitsu: Should Democrats propose a 'People's Tax Cut'?
Instead of letting Republicans frame the tax debate, Democrats should use their energy against them, jujitsu-style, and change the conversation.
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Social Security reform will cut benefits? Doubtful.
Social Security reform will more likely cut the rate of growth in benefits, not the Social Security benefits themselves.
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Identity theft scam may have netted man $500,000
Identity theft: Prosecutors say Nigerian-born Iguosade Osahon stole names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers from more than 750 people across the United States.
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Social Security: Alan Simpson offends almost everyone with 'cow' quip
Social Security is a touchy subject. Alan Simpson, co-chair of Obama's deficit commission, has a colorful mouth and lots of things to say about Social Security. Put the two together and 'poof!' another political brush fire for Obama.
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A fresh look at the then-Bush-soon-Obama tax cuts
We simply can’t afford to permanently extend even the so-called “middle-class” portions of the Bush tax cuts.
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Opinion: Amid record debt, we need a welfare state we can believe in – and afford
For decades, liberals have promised us more and more government benefits, a trend that is bankrupting America with record debt. To serve the truly needy, conservatives must work to craft a leaner welfare system that we can actually sustain.
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Social Security will be there for my children
Social Security isn't broken. It just needs to be fully funded.
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Mitt Romney's wet-noodle economics
Mitt Romney wants to stimulate the economy by cutting taxes, which is like pushing a wet noodle. The noodle won't move unless consumers start pulling on the other end by buying more.
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Dan Rostenkowski remembered as generous, powerful
Dan Rostenkowski, who died Aug. 11, was remembered at a funeral service at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, the same church where he was baptized and confirmed as a child.
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Is US debt $13 trillion – or only $9 trillion ?
The US debt is only $9 trillion, if you leave out Social Security. But it's not fair to exclude it.
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A 75th birthday for Social Security not a happy one
Social Security turned 75 on Saturday. But with fiscal problems looming, are its future birthdays numbered?
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Social Security heats up as an issue for midterm elections
Democrats have been taking the offensive, apparently hoping to use Social Security to their advantage as they fight to maintain control of Congress.
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Dan Rostenkowski: a Washington giant, a casualty of scandal
Dan Rostenkowski, once called one of the nation's most power politicians, died Wednesday. His lengthy political career in Washington began in 1958 and ended amid scandal in 1994.
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No income tax? Nothing new for American families.
Like now, there have been other periods when families with close to average incomes have been exempt from the income tax.
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Rep. Paul Ryan's tax reform is no flimflam
Despite recent criticism, the GOP's Paul Ryan is proposing serious tax reform.
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Medicare fund might last 12 years longer than previously thought
Medicare is in better shape because of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul.
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Social Security to pay out more in 2010 than it takes in
Social Security intake from tax revenue will fall below program costs this year. In annual reports on the fiscal health of Social Security and Medicare, Obama administration cites 'work left to do.'
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