Social Security
Blogs and Opinion
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BLOGS AND OPINION
Social Security Works for Veterans by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | March 18, 2010
Social Security Works for Veterans by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | March 18, 2010
Social Security Works for People With Disabilities by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | March 10, 2010
Social Security Works for People of Color by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | March 2, 2010
Social Security Works for People of Color by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | March 2, 2010
Social Security Works for Women by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | February 25, 2010
Social Security Works for Women by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | February 25, 2010
Social Security Works For America by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | February 23, 2010
Social Security Works For America by Alex Lawson, OurFuture.org | February 23, 2010
Calls To Cut Social Security At Same Time As $140 Billion In Bank Bonuses by Dave Johnson, OurFuture.org | February 23, 2010
THE LATEST
NEWS HEADLINES
Lawmakers Seeking Consensus On Social Security Overhaul, The Washington Post | May 6, 2009
Obama Stumps for Stimulus in a City Hit Hard by Downturn, The New York Times | February 9, 2009
U.S. Spat with Venezuela Grows, i.abcnews.com | September 14, 2008
Treasury Rekindles Social Security Debate, The Washington Post | December 21, 2007
HSBC Releases Global Survey on the Future of Retirement, thematuremarket.com | December 10, 2007
Some Wait Years for Social Security Disability Payments They're Eligible to Receive, abc15.com | November 7, 2007
Administration Puts Social Security Back On Political Agenda, The Washington Post | September 25, 2007
Good news for Social Security, Medicare, MSNBC News | April 23, 2007
Bush Opposition To Tax Increases Biggest Obstacle To Social Security Deal, bloomberg.com | January 30, 2007
Anatomy of a Victory, The Nation | December 1, 2005
Looting Social Security
February 18th, 2009
Defending Social Security sounds like yesterday's issue #&8212; the fight people won when they defeated George W. Bush's attempt to privatize the system in 2005. But the financial establishment has pushed it back on the table, claiming that the current crisis requires "responsible" leaders to take action. Will Obama take the bait? Surely not.
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The Perils of Privatization
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The Conservative Plan for Social Security Is “An Absolute Disgrace”
Sen. John McCain's comment last week that it's an "absolute disgrace" that current workers pay for the Social Security benefits of current retirees was bad enough, but the conservative policy alternative, and the fear-mongering that comes with it, is even worse. Here's how to attack it.
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Why Social Security?
A conservative assault on Social Security was turned back during President Bush’s second term. But we have a long way to go before all Americans can count on dignified rest after years of hard work.
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