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Trustees Say Medicare Exhausted in 2026
(WASHINGTON) — The government said Friday that Medicare's giant hospital trust will not be exhausted until 2026, two years later than projected last year, while...
How ‘Chained’ CPI for Social Security Calculations Robs Retirees
The proposed 'chained' inflation index would cut Social Security increases even though a realistic index of elder inflation would push benefits higher. Can we...
Jacob and Sophia Top Baby Names for 2012
Both names have been trending for years.
The Made-Up Numbers Dominating the Immigration Debate
The Heritage Foundation made a splash early this week with a report predicting that the current immigration reform bill being debated in the Senate would cost...
Reform Social Security Disability
Back during the presidential campaign, Mitt Romney tried to make the argument that President Obama was soft on welfare reform. He missed the target. Welfare...
President Obama Brushes Back His Activist Left
Obama looks to find common ground with Republicans on the Keystone XL pipeline and on Social Security.
Why the Fiscal Cliff Deal Should Have Included Social Security
Social Security may not add to the deficit, but it does add to the national debt. Fortunately, it's easy to fix this.
Chained CPI: Is Changing the Government Inflation Formula the Secret to a Deficit Deal?
Washington is full of speculation this week as Democrats and Republicans examine different ways to cut spending, raise revenue and reform entitlements to avert...
Social Security Now Takes More Than it Gives
In many ways, Social Security is an undervalued asset. Spouses benefit even if they never worked for pay. Kids benefit if a parent dies. The disabled get paid...
Retirees Taking Early Social Security Benefits Hits 35-Year Low
Retirement-minded Americans are getting the message: it pays to delay triggering Social Security benefits. That was one of the chief findings of a GAO study last...
New From Social Security: Find Benefits Information Online
Social Security accounts for nearly a third of monthly income for the average retiree, according to a BlackRock retirement survey. For many, the benefit is their...
Voters Beware: What the Obama Campaign Doesn’t Tell Julia
The Obama campaign came out with a nifty, interactive online graphic Thursday that guides America through the life of Julia, a hypothetical young web designer...
Who Is a Child? The Supreme Court Decides
When is a child not a child? That’s a question the U.S. Supreme Court was confronted with on Monday, as justices grappled with the increasingly unconventional...
Social Security and Ponzi Schemes: Is Rick Perry Right?
Texas Governor Rick Perry really knows how to light a bonfire. The governor, who is running for president, made comments last week that Social Security is a...
The Truth Behind Rick Perry’s Lie About Social Security
In his presidential bid, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has called Social Security a Ponzi scheme, even though he surely knows better. His campaign is now spending a lot...
Perry’s Social Security Positioning, Cont’d
With Social Security sure to come up again at Monday night’s Republican presidential debate, Rick Perry set the stage with an op-ed in USA Today that, er,...
Road Trip Day 4: ADHD and Social Security
Austin, Texas I watched the Republican debate on Monday with the Webb County Republicans, down in Laredo (where there aren’t very many Republicans) and you can...
Social Security: Picture of a Ponzi Scheme or Not?
In 2008, I found myself in the Crystal City office of Doug Holtz-Eakin, the top economic adviser to Republican presidential nominee John McCain. When talk turned...
New Retirement Plan: Double Dipping into Social Security and Unemployment
Now there’s a new way to fund your retirement: collect unemployment benefits and Social Security at the same time. Never mind that it flies in the face of logic...
