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Top American Spending Priorities: Education, Social Security and Medicare
by Danny King on Jan.26, 2011, under Towing
If the government budget follows popular sentiment, education, social security and Medicare are safe. Those are the areas where fewest Americans want to see government spending cuts, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.
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Top American Spending Priorities: Education, Social Security and Medicare originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:30:00.
Filed Under: Economy
Health Care and the State of the Union: Obama Eager to Improve Law, Not Kill It
by Melly Alazraki on Jan.26, 2011, under Towing
In his State of the Union address, President Obama didn’t shy away from tackling the ongoing questions about the health care reform law head on. And though he opened with a joke, he made it clear that while he’s serious about repairing any flaws in the law, repeal is not an option.
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Health Care and the State of the Union: Obama Eager to Improve Law, Not Kill It originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:45:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Health Care, Taxes
Americans Are Increasingly Schizophrenic Over Health Care Reform
by Melly Alazraki on Jan.25, 2011, under Towing
Americans’ opinions on the divisive topic are all over the map. A new poll shows more than half of Americans now oppose the law, compared to only 41% who support it. Yet 62% — including 38% of Republicans — actually disapprove of defunding or changing parts of the law.
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Americans Are Increasingly Schizophrenic Over Health Care Reform originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:00:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Health Care
Social Insecurity: Inside the ‘Trust Fund’ Illusion
by Charles Hugh Smith on Jan.20, 2011, under Towing
Washington has been borrowing Social Security’s surpluses for decades and issuing IOUs in return. However, the ability to pay those IOUs depends on the Treasury borrowing more money on global bond markets at affordable rates. That’s hardly a sure thing.
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Social Insecurity: Inside the ‘Trust Fund’ Illusion originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:00:00.
Filed Under: Retirement, Columns, Economy
Social Security Is in Far Worse Shape Than You Think
by Charles Hugh Smith on Jan.19, 2011, under Towing
For years, policymakers have reassured the public that Social Security will be solvent for decades. But outlay and income data from the Treasury reveal that Social Security is already deep in the red — by $76 billion in 2010 alone. That’s just the beginning.
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Social Security Is in Far Worse Shape Than You Think originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:30:00.
Filed Under: Retirement, Economy, Taxes






