Articles About social security
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May 05, 2013Are We Missing the Debt Debate’s Real Point?
The academic debate over whether there is a growth threshold when debt hits 90 percent of GDP appears, well, academic.
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May 05, 2013Is Obama’s New Index the Right Fix for Social Security?
One of the most controversial elements of President Obama's 2014 budget is the proposal to reduce future cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security benefits by changing the inflation index.
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February 17, 2012House Votes to Extend Payroll Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits in $150B Stimulus Package
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to extend a payroll tax holiday for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions of others through the rest of the year...
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January 06, 2012Obama to Propose Half-Percent Pay Increase for Federal Employees
The Obama administration's 2013 budget proposal will reportedly include a 0.5 percent pay increase for all civilian employees...
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December 23, 2011
Congress Approves Short-Term Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
Both the House and Senate today approved a payroll tax cut extension after House Republicans finally bowed to pressure from members of their own party and agreed, with minor changes, to allow a vote on a bill that had bipartisan support in the Senate...
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October 24, 2011Worried About Losing Social Security? Not Next Year
And there are changes to the Social Security tax ...
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September 19, 2011Obama Presents $2 Billion Deficit-Reduction Plan in White House Speech
President Obama proposed $1.5 trillion in new taxes this morning, speaking from the Rose Garden at the White House...
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September 19, 2011Obama’s Deficit-Reduction Plan to Include $1.5 Billion in New Tax Revenue
President Obama will announce a plan to cut the U.S. federal budget deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade today, which will include a call for $1.5 trillion in tax increases mostly targeting the wealthy...
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August 02, 2011Bill Gross: We Have 60 Trillion Dollars in Future Liabilities
A look at where we go after the debt deal ...
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August 02, 2011
Bill Gross: 4 Ways the Government Can Reduce Future Liabilities Now
PIMCO's Bill Gross thinks he has the solutions to help alleviate the burden on investors, the government and others...
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July 29, 2011President Obama: Now is the Time to Compromise
80-something hours and counting until Capital Hill fails the American people ...
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July 22, 2011Update: The Latest on Deficit-Reduction Negotiations
President Obama spoke today on the current state of deficit-reduction discussions, emphasizing the importance that any plan include new tax revenue in addition to large spending cuts...
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July 20, 2011
Behind the ‘Gang of Six’ Plan: Which Citizens Will Be Hit the Hardest?
Take a look at how the Gang of Six plan will cut $3.7 trillion from the national budget while decreasing taxes...
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July 19, 2011Obama Backs “Gang of Six” Deficit-Reduction Plan
Speaking at a White House press conference Tuesday afternoon, President Obama backed a $3.7 trillion deficit-reduction plan created by a bipartisan group of Senators known as the "Gang of Six"...
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July 14, 2011Budget Discussions Are Getting Nowhere as Debt-Ceiling Deadline Looms
If legislators again fail to reach a budget agreement by Friday, deficit-reduction talks will have to come to a close as President Obama and congressional negotiators focus all of their attention on raising the debt ceiling...
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