09/Jul 2008 | Castor: McCain, not Social Security, is real 'disgrace' | U. Kathy Castor of Tampa, co-chairwoman of Democrat Barack Obama's campaign in Florida, accused Republican John McCain of tripping on the so-called "third rail" of American politics: Social Security. ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Next Generation, Next Destination | Demographics are our destiny," reinvention is the new retirement," "win the talent wars" and be "the employer of choice." Recognizing the challenges and opportunities, Practice Development Counsel's *... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The New McCain Message Machine? | Is it a change in strategy? Or just a sign that there are some kinks in the system to be worked out? The candidate's just-completed trip to Pennsylvania--a more-than-crucial state in this fall's elect... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain vs. Accuracy, Round 17 | Amid all the misplaced hand-wringing over whether Barack Obama has changed his position on Iraq (he hasn t, though both candidates have shifted their emphasis in response to changing facts on the grou... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain: Social Security Funding A 'Disgrace' | The system for funding Social Security is "a disgrace" because it forces young workers to pay into a program that is unlikely to benefit them in its current form, Republican presidential candidate Joh... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Barkley Rosser | And we are underway: Henry Aaron, Nancy Altman, Kenneth Apfel, James Blum, J. Bradford DeLong, Peter Diamond, Robert Greenstein, James Horney, Richard Kogan, Jack Lew, Marilyn Moon, Van Doorn Ooms, Uw... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Investor Politics - Corporate Income Tax Reform | The investor's eye view of politics is a simplistic, practical, dot-connecting approach to sorting things out so that win/win change can be considered. Real world politics is not concerned with such t... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | John McCain Thinks Social Security Is A | On Monday, during a town hall in Denver, John McCain proposed a radical "fix" for the way Social Security. 9 hours ago in The Carpetbagger Report - Commentary and Analysis on Politics in America by St... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | National Press Club to Host 'NEWSMAKER' Media Briefing on Prospering Together: A Dialogue on Americas Citizens, Communities and Companies | OPINION: Economic Development: Let's Hear It for Callaway II Jul 09, 2008 04:52 PM. BRIEF: State Buys Big Batch of 'Green' Energy Jul 09, 2008 04:52 PM. Oil adds a penny on US data, Iran missile tests... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain: Social Security funding now | Charles Babington The system for funding Social Security is "a disgrace" because it forces young Americans to pay into a program that is unlikely to benefit them in its current form, Republican presid... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Consumer, lender groups seen scrutinizing Fed's new mortgage rules | The U. Federal Reserve will issue new rules next week aimed at protecting future homebuyers from questionable lending practices. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke provided a preview of the Fed's new rules dur... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | U.S. Non-Profit Brings Life-Saving Dialysis Treatment to India | Bridge of Life - DaVita Medical Missions(TM), a non-profit organization founded by DaVita Inc. that focuses on bringing life-saving dialysis to developing countries, officially opened the doors to its... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Obama Will Be Forced Far Left | Barack Obama has flipped now that the primaries are over is long and growing rapidly: .He says he believes in a Second Amendment right to bear arms.He suddenly is a devotee of using faith-based instit... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain: Social Security funding now 'a disgrace' | Republican presidential candidate Sen., meets with reporters on his campaign bus "Straight Talk Express" as they travel from West Virginia to Ohio on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio The sys... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Some Observer | I just wanted to follow up on Hilzoy's post . Social Security is one of the most successful, efficient, and politically popular government programs in history. John McCain -- candidate for President -... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Scalise introduces bill to lower gas prices | WASHINGTON - Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, today introduced a bill he said will lower gas prices. 6428 - the Grow American Supply Act, or the GAS Act - to lift the drilling moratorium on the Outer C... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | National Press Club to Host 'NEWSMAKER' Media Briefing on Prospering Together: A Dialogue on America's Citizens, Communities and Companies | National Press Club to Host 'NEWSMAKER' Media Briefing on Prospering Together: A Dialogue on America's Citizens, Communities and Companies A three-part series sponsored by Business Roundtable... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | You and Yours Blawg | Category: Financial Planning We ladies have it hard enough dealing with glass ceilings, boys networks, balancing family and careers, and caring for older family members. Even with balancing all this, ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | John McCain is an 'Absolute Disgrace' | 9, 2008 - 12:02pm. At a Monday town hall, John McCain actually said this: "Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America toda... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | 2008 FARM BILL INCLUDES NEW AGRICULTURE TAX PROVISIONS | The tax code changes include key incentives for the development of biofuels and tax relief provisions to help farmers and ranchers stay financially sound, as well as promote land conservation and enda... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Kidney Disease Marginally Linked to Poor Drug Use After MI | Chronic kidney disease patients who have a heart attack, and particularly dialysis patients, wind up underusing cardiovascular medications, a study found.If patients ask, explain that it is important ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Foreclosure Crisis to Cause Massive Losses in Household Wealth in 2009 | According to a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) , which analyzed the wealth holdings of families in all age cohorts in 2004 and projected their wealth in 2009, the va... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain's Social Security "Disgrace" | Yesterday, I wrote about Boone Pickens's plan to plaster the center of the country with windmills. He's on a PR blitz , trying to convince the country and its politicians especially those two guys run... Read » |
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09/Jul 2008 | McCain: Social Security an "Absolute Disgrace" | Iraq BarackObama rnp california MacAttack LatinoVote obama crocs Congress IraqWar iran DemocraticConvention Elections2008 President2008 afghanistan RonPaul benchmarks PresidentBush 2008Presidential de... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Grassley Investigates Some Churches' Activities | National Taxpayer Advocate Report to Congress and Private Debt Collection. Obama's tax ideas, per McCain, checked by Factcheck . UBS (and some of its wealthy US clients) in the soup. Research & Develo... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain on Iran, new TV ad | NBC's Mark Murray In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams that will air later tonight on Nightly News, McCain discussed Iran's missile test fire and his new TV ad. And it's part of the trend of the ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Remarks by President Bush in a Conversation on Strengthening Social Security | WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The following are remarks by President Bush in a conversation on strengthening social security: Qwest Center Omaha Arena Omaha, Nebraska 8:40 A. One of the last time... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain Thinks Social Security As A Concept Is A Disgrace | Manassas CakeryIf John McCain wanted to throw the election, he certainly handed his opponent a rhetorical gift. I d like to start out by giving you a little straight talk. Under the present set-up, be... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The Candor Gap | Four Myths About Latino Voters. Clinton: Obama Can t Win White Americans . It is one of our fondest political myths that elections allow us collectively to settle the "big issues." The truth is that ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Boyda camp calls claim 'malarkey' | TOPEKA - U. Nancy Boyda's campaign team was quick to respond Tuesday to a Republican opponent's claim that she'd supported a major tax hike. Former Congressman Jim Ryun's campaign spokeswoman told Har... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | U.S. Treasury introduces prepaid debit card for Social Security payments | Provides a comprehensive and detailed explanation for the federal old-age, survivor's and disability insurance segments of the Social Security program. Department of the Treasury's Financial Managemen... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Medicare Pay Cut Bill Divides GOP | As Senate lawmakers prepare this week to tackle Democratic legislation to avert cuts to Medicare doctors, Republican leaders who oppose the bill face an unexpected challenge: abandonment by most House... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Wal-Mart Seeks to Deny Workers Disability Benefits Again | Last week, Wal-Mart trotted out a new corporate logo in the hopes of turning around its public image as a company that cares more about the bottom line than its employees and customers. But don t tel... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McContradiction | McContradiction by Robert Gordon and James Kvaal What's worse than flip-flopping? Consistently promising two opposing goals at the same time. McContradiction by Robert Gordon and James Kvaal What's w... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | McCain's Straight Talk Local | John McCain seems to find himself in a mad dash to demonstrate that he really doesn't know much about. Bob Somerby at Daily Howler catches him out, on Monday, saying this to a town meeting in Denver: ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Obama wants to roll back Bush's tax cut. Thoughts? Is raising taxes good/bad when economy is bad? | Anything at all that makes government BIGGER is bad, in my opinion. Raising taxes allows government to grow even larger. Bush has shown that you do not need taxes to have big government. If we do not ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Corporate Taxes Suffocate Growth | The cover story of the June 17, 2008 issue of the Wall Street Journal is, "Obama Plans Spending Boost, Possible Cut in Business Tax." The story indicates that presidential hopeful Barack Obama would c... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Should Social Security be reformed to include personal retirement accounts? | Instead of reforming it with personal accounts, or leaving it alone, I propose to completely replace it. While the social security system has been robbed and mismanaged to the point of turning it in t... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Rosen did not challenge McCain's false claims about Obama tax proposals | Summary: KOA's Mike Rosen allowed Sen. Barack Obama's proposal to increase the capital gains tax rate would result in a tax increase for "a hundred million Americans [who] have some kind of investment... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The Benefits of Delaying Your Social Security Start Date | Social Security when they reach age 62 is dropping, according to new research. Social Security Administration have indicated that a fairly consistent share of workers -- about 60% of women and about 5... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Dammit, Drum | The major presidential candidates -- obviously considering tryouts for the Olympic diving team -- are flip-flopping almost faster than the eye can see. We're starting -- with your help -- the Presiden... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Some wins, some losses for Beaufort County | The latest session of the S. General Assembly has ended, bringing with it some wins and losses for certain Beaufort County constituents. WIN Illegal-immigration opponents Republicans in the legislatur... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Gabe s View: Neither Candidate Is Very Consistent | June 25, 2008: Gabe's View: Bruno's Departure -- Is It Good for the State?.June 20, 2008: MTA Board Members Have Perks And Gall.June 19, 2008: MTA Controversy Brews Over Move To Restrict Board Perks.J... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Robert Leroy Strong | S138 ] Family Archive #110, Social Security Death Index: U., (Family Tree Maker, Inc, (Novato, CA, Br derbund Software, Inc. Strong), Date of Import: 24 Apr 1999, Internal Ref. [ S138 ] Family Archive... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | The LA Times attacks a candidate on the economy. Guess who? | I guess I was naive. The morning after John McCain came out with his stupendously non-sensical pledge to eliminate the deficit by "winning" the war in Iraq (because, you know, when I stop going furthe... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Even More McCain | Honestly, I don't want to be writing about McCain's various displays of economic ignorance all the time. But he keeps coming up with statements that are just so jaw-droppingly awful that I have to. Th... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Hilzoy's post | I was watching CSPAN yesterday, while I was eating dinner, and who should I see but John McCain. It's the second paragraph of the excerpt that follows; I've included the rest so that you can see that ... Read » |
09/Jul 2008 | Food benefits should not be cut | Don't cut food benefits By JANIS SCHMIDT Warwick I was shocked and disappointed to learn that my food benefits have been cut by almost 40 percent from $162 per month to $99. I have no health insurance... Read » |