Chained CPI Threatens Recovering Economy
New Economic Analysis Shows Billion$ of Dollars and Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs Would Be Lost While Seniors, Veterans & Disabled
Government Shutdown Eve
By all accounts, it looks like a government shutdown could happen this time, even if for a brief time. The Senate and
House GOP Plan Shifts Medicare Costs to Seniors
House Republicans on the Ways & Means Committee have released their plans for Medicare. This is the second proposal offering benefit cuts
White House Continues Playing “Let’s Make a Deal” with the GOP on Social Security & Medicare Benefit Cuts
Just two months ago, the Obama White House vowed it wouldn't be sucked into debt ceiling negotiations with Republicans again. “Thank
Americans Work Longer for Fewer Retirement Benefits
Kudos to Kathy Ruffing at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for her research highlighted in today's Off the Charts blog
Busting the Social Security “Greedy Geezer” Myth
One of the favorite poll-tested messages used widely by Washington's billion dollar anti-entitlement lobby is that America's “greedy geezers” are stealing
Why Seniors Need a CPI-E
Max Richtman, NCPSSM President/CEOAusterity or Accuracy? Why Seniors Need a CPI-E In 1987, while the Staff Director of the Senate Special Committee
Cutting Social Security Targets Already Burdened Younger Workers
William Spriggs, Chief Economist at the AFL-CIO, has a terrific blog post today that we recommend to you as a must-read. In
Social Security Benefits “Excessive”? Are You Kidding….
The Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared a new state-by-state snapshot of poverty among seniors which is a must-read for Washington politicians who
More Proof that “Deficit Reduction” is Really Just Code for Social Security & Medicare Cuts
The Congressional Budget Office's new budget projections show that despite the sky-is-falling crisis calls made by Wall Street backed austerity fanatics