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Obama Approved One More Anti-Gun Rule Before He Left Office

Obama Approved One More Anti-Gun Rule Before He Left Office

WASHINGTON — The Second Amendment rights of some of America’s most vulnerable citizens are now under attack. During his final days in office, President Obama’s administration ushered in a federal firearms rule deeming tens of thousands of disabled citizens “mental ...

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Court Forces Man To Pay $280,722 Fictional Tax Bill That City Made Up

Court Forces Man To Pay $280,722 Fictional Tax Bill That City Made Up

A Pennsylvania court has ruled that a man cannot challenge a $280,722 tax bill, even though tax officials admit the information on the bill is fictional. Nathan Lerner, who relies on Social Security to pay his bills, received a “jeopardy ...

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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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Obamacare Accidentally Releases 2,400 Social Security Numbers

Obamacare Accidentally Releases 2,400 Social Security Numbers

The problems associated with the launch of the Obamacare health insurance exchanges have included a major security breach in which the private information of 2,400 insurance agents accidentally was given by the state exchange to an insurance broker’s office. The ...

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The U.S. Economic Death Spiral: All the Pieces Are Coming Together

The U.S. Economic Death Spiral: All the Pieces Are Coming Together

The Social Security Trust Fund should be solvent and able to continue to pay all benefits (including cost-of-living adjustments each year), except for the fact that although everyone paid into the trust fund with every paycheck and their employers had ...

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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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A Grim Trend of Collecting Government Benefits After Death

A Grim Trend of Collecting Government Benefits After Death

Death doesn’t mean the end of your benefits – especially if your loved ones never report you dead. It sounds like something out of a bad movie, but it’s becoming more common as friends and family run out of cash. ...

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Student Loan Debt Eats Away At Social Security

Student Loan Debt Eats Away At Social Security

Student loan debt is a big problem for students today – and chances are it’s going to be a problem for them for the rest of their lives. The issue isn’t just how much the average student owes right now ...

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