social security

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…

8 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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.…

11 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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,…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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…

12 years ago