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Gun News
Social Security Administration Releases Proposed Rules on Disability-Related Gun Ban
On Friday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released a draft of a proposed rulemaking that would supposedly bring the agency…
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The Coming Social Security War
When one faction of politicians makes a principled stance and threatens to shut down the government, the opposing faction likes…
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Rich MitchellApril 10, 2013
Obama’s Budget Plan: Raise Taxes on Middle Class, Gut Charities
$800 billion in tax increases form the center of President Obama’s new budget plan with some $1.2 Billion in cuts…
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The Laissez Faire (@TheLaissezFaire)December 20, 2012
Obama Pardons Infamous Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff, Appoints to Manage Social Security Trust Fund
“Madoff duped a handful of well-off investors…meanwhile the Social Security program is duping generations of all classes of investors…” –Dr.…
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Opinion
The Real Reason Why Democrats Do Not Want To Privatize Social Security
What do Great Britain, Australia, Argentina, Peru, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Russia and Chile have in common? They all have privatized…
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Social Security: Issuing Checks & Hollow–Points
Some of the more excitable members of the conservative Internet commentariat sounded battle stations when they learned the Social Security…
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Rich MitchellAugust 14, 2012
NASI releases misleading video on Social Security as tool for teachers
Comparing the amount of money spent to the size of the economy, the group uses powerpoint-esque animations to help children,…
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Opinion
The Coming Entitlement Crisis
In February of last year, conservative commentator George Will gave a great lecture at the Navy War College in Rhode Island. In…
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Retirement Programs-Running on Empty
Government trustees report this week reveal that Social Security and Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected. Medicare…
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Obama creating a nation of lazy, good-for-nothing mooches
Finally we are able to point at something (besides record gas prices) as an accomplishment of the Obama Administration: more…
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In The News
Rich MitchellFebruary 14, 2012
Republicans Cave on Bush Tax Cut Extension, White House Wants More
Republican congressional leaders are indicating that they will allow the Bush tax cuts to be extended until the end of…
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CindiFebruary 8, 2012
How Much Does The Government Really Have To Buy A Vote?
A break down of exactly how much does the government REALLY has to buy votes, who pays taxes, who does’t…
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Rich MitchellDecember 23, 2011
House and Senate pass 2-month Social Security Revenue Cut
Using a procedure known as unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed the 2-month payroll tax holiday…
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Rich MitchellDecember 22, 2011
The payroll tax gambit, eggs and the GOP miscalculation
The phrase “couldn’t find their butts with both hands tied behind their backs” comes to mind as I analyze the…
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