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Why Social Security Is Bankrupting The US Economy

Why Social Security Is Bankrupting The US Economy

Social Security is fast running out of money, weighing down on the economy, and may have to start cutting benefits to some Americans as early as 2016. That’s the determination of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees in ...

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President Proclaims that Entitlements Make Us Free

President Proclaims that Entitlements Make Us Free

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In spite of the fact that entitlement programs account for almost half of the entire Federal budget, President Obama proclaimed in his inaugural address yesterday that Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security “free us to take the risks ...

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Dividend Tax Rates Triple Under Obama’s 2013 Budget Plan

Dividend Tax Rates Triple Under Obama’s 2013 Budget Plan

WASHINGTON D.C.—President Obama’s 2013 budget plan calls for a hike in the dividend tax rate from the current 15% it is now to a higher personal income tax rate of 39.6%. Once deductions and exemptions that are being phased out ...

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A Workable Bi-Partisan Approach to Medicare

A Workable Bi-Partisan Approach to Medicare

Working across party and capitol lines, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced an extraordinary reform deal. This comes in spite of President Obama assertions that progress cannot be made with Medicare because of Republicans’ unwillingness to act. ...

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Paul Ryan’s Medicare

Paul Ryan’s Medicare

Paul Ryan has dared to take on a political untouchable – Medicare. As a result, the airwaves are filled with an endless chorus of talking heads chittering away at all hours about the effects of his proposed changes. It’s been ...

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