Social Security

I want to be sold on this Tax Cut deal on the economics, but the more I look at it the less I’m impressed with it. According to Ezra Klein, the White House is circulating this diagram around the Hill.  James Kwak dissects this chart and…

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Clinton implored Democrats to back the tax-cut deal that President Barack Obama negotiated with Republicans as the former president made a surprise appearance with Obama in the White House briefing room Friday—and later…

Dismantling The safety Net, One Program At A Time by digby Peter Orszag really has it in for the Social Security program. We already know that he's selling the ridiculous idea that if the Democrats agree to cut Social Security they will be rewa…

Sarah Palin sees "Death Panels" -- this time in the recommendations of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform for reducing the Debt. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Palin rails against the commission's findings, part…

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is predicting congressional approval of his tax-cutting Compromise with Republicans. Yet he's not ruling out some changes as unhappy Democrats put finishing touches on the Legislation. In an interview wi…

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is predicting congressional approval of his tax-cutting Compromise with Republicans. Yet he's not ruling out some changes as unhappy Democrats put finishing touches on the Legislation. In an interview with…

As readers of this blog know, I was originally willing to support the package that President Obama negotiated with the Republicans. While I am not happy about giving Tax Breaks to rich people, President Obama extracted more concessions from the …