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McCain On Social Security: Its A Ponzi Scheme That Bernie Madoff Would Be Proud Of
Think Progress - 2 days agoLast week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) appeared on Tuscon, AZ, morning Radio Show Wake Up! Tuscon to discuss a variety of national issues, including the upcoming debate over the federal Budget Deficit. At one point, the host asked McCain about the f…
Read more >>Social Security Options in the Grand Bargain
FDL News Desk - 8 days agoOne of the more glaring possible outcomes in the grand bargain would be a plan to “reform” Social Security for the long term. The President was praised by the Strengthen Social Security coalition for not proposing benefit cuts in the…
Read more >>What's the equilibrium here?
Free Exchange - 8 days ago
The Obama Administration's theory of policymaking amid divided government is a frustrating one. What most people want from the president is to lead. And leading, in this case, means giving a Speech, getting behind some unpopular ideas, trying to c…
Read more >>Ezra Klein: Can the White House tackle the deficit?
Washington Post - 9 days agoWhen it comes to the Budget, no two people in town know more than Bob Greenstein, director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. And yet, Monday, they dis…
Read more >>Can the White House tackle the deficit?
Ezra Klein - 9 days agoWhen it comes to the Budget, no two people in town know more than Bob Greenstein, director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. And yet, Monday, they disag…
Read more >>Obama Budget Glass: Half-Empty or Half-Full?
CBS News - 15th Feb 2011
WASHINGTON - President Obama's proposed $3.73 Trillion Budget for 2012 which was announced Monday makes several assumptions in its claim to reduce overall spending by about $1.1 Trillion over the next decade, mostly from Spending Cuts. Republican…
Read more >>Senator Jeff Flake?
The Weekly Standard - 14th Feb 2011Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. Arizona GOP congressman Jeff Flake announced today that he will try to fill the seat of retiring senator Jon Kyl in 2012. Flake, a tea partier before there were tea partiers, has alre…
Read more >>Deficit Expected to Jump to $1.65 Trillion...
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