Sunday, May 18, 2008

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McCain-Obama Race Leaves No Candidate for Mainstream Voters or the Socially-Conscious Entrepreneurial Class

Obama plans to raise taxes. more >>

The Return of Big Government

A bulked-up uncle Sam is coming back to deal with housing, healthcare, Social Security, and more. more >>

Did You Sign Up for Social Security Too Soon?

If you have the cash, pay it back to get a higher monthly payment. more >>

Many Say Social Security Is Healthy Enough

Some experts disagree with the treasury secretary's grim assessment of the government benefits fund. more >>

Seniors' Identity Theft Dilemma

Government-issued cards make it difficult to protect yourself. more >>

Playing the Waiting Game

Patience is often rewarded when claiming Social Security. more >>

Marriage and Social Security Benefits

Marital ties entitle you to some attractive options when planning your retirement. more >>

How Working Affects Retirement Benefits

Getting to know the rules on work and Social Security may save you a bundle for your golden years. more >>

Taking Social Security Too Soon Can Cost You

Nearly a million baby boomers plan to apply for benefits this year, but it may not be the best strategy more >>

6 Thoughts About Last Night's Democratic Debate

The mystery over tax and Social Security reform only grows deeper. more >>

Cartoon: October 19, 2007

Hank Paulson's Twin Mission(s): Impossible

His efforts on Social Security and China seem to be leading nowhere. more >>

Family-Unfriendly Policies

Splitting (Third) Rails

James Pethokoukis on Politics and Fixing Social Security more >>

Forget Clintonomics--This Is Mondalenomics

Democratic contenders back spending on the environment and a huge tax boost to save Social Security. more >>

Giuliani Willing to Consider Raising Social Security Taxes

So far, he's the only GOP candidate who says he is willing to do so. more >>

Giuliani on Taxes and Social Security

He would chop the federal workforce, make the Bush tax cuts permanent, and lower corporate rates. more >>

Immigration and Social Security

One apparent result of the immigration deal between the White House and congressional Democrats is that there seems little chance that the flood of immigrants, legal or otherwise, into this country will slow anytime soon. One economic argument for more immigration is that all those new workers will help keep Social Security solvent. more >>

The Numbers Behind America's Population Shift

There are not too many days when I can go out on my front step and pick up two newspapers with articles by me in them. Today was one of those days. more >>

Calculating an Economic Apocalypse

Sometimes you don't need a cute anecdote or bon mot in posting. Sometimes the numbers speak for themselves. more >>

The Duke Lacrosse Players Case

With news that the charges against the Duke lacrosse players will be dropped, bloggers LaShawn Barber and K.C. more >>

Has Bernanke Blown It?

The stock market sure seemed to love Ben Bernanke's optimistic testimony before a Senate panel yesterday, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting a record high on the news and adding to its gains today. "There are some indications that inflation pressures are beginning to diminish," the chairman of the Federal Reserve said. more >>

Bush's Secret Plan to Save Social Security

Is the Social Security solvency "crisis" really not a crisis at all? Maybe not, if Edward Lazear, chairman of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, has his numbers correct. Yesterday, Lazear held a media briefing about the 2007 Economic Report of the President. more >>

Social Security

The problems with Social Security are not going away. That was the message Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered in his testimony this week to the Senate Budget Committee. more >>

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