Tag: Social security

It is time for my 2nd annual Turkey of the Year award. Last year my inaugural Turkey of the Year award went to Rebecca Kleefisch, for throwing her gay uncle under the bus and choosing as a cancer survivor, to make getting people OFF of healthcare her signature issue. Last…

I have a couple of longer posts in the works on Social Security and Republicans and Taxes…but they aren’t ready for tonight! But I thought I’d leave us all with this quick little tidbit: by now everyone has read the census news from any of a number of different outlets…more…

Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has an excellent op-ed piece over at the Huffington Post explaining how the “super committee” set up as part of the recently enacted debt ceiling “compromise” bill is a threat to Social Security: [T]he so-called Super Committee, which will be appointed by congressional leaders in…

Color me unsurprised by this… As part of his pitch, Obama is proposing significant reductions in Medicare spending and for the first time is offering to tackle the rising cost of Social Security, according to people in both parties with knowledge of the proposal. The move marks a major shift…

Here’s one quick and easy way to solve Social Security’s solvency issues: By fighting to restore and improve Social Security, we kill three birds with one stone–solidifying Social Security’s funding, improving life for retirees, and helping open up jobs for younger workers. How to perform this triple miracle? Easy. Just…

On November 30, the Strengthen Social Security coalition is organizing a National Call Congress Day to call Senators across the nation to demand they oppose any proposed cuts to Social Security, such as the cuts proposed by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, the co-chairs of President Obama’s National Commission on…

Earlier today the co-chairs of President Barack Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, Democrat Erskine Bowle and Republican Alan Simpson released a proposal to curtail Social Security benefits, drastically cut federal spending, and increase taxes for millions of Americans as a means of cutting the nation’s total deficits…

On October 15, Congressmen Raul Grijalva, Jon Conyers, and Dan Maffei (along with a number of their fellow Representatives) sent a letter to President Obama expressing their strong support for Social Security and noting their opposition to any efforts to privatize Social Security, either in whole or in part. The…

Incumbent U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, who’s in a tough reelection fight here in Wisconsin against far-right Republican Ron Johnson, has a new TV ad out highlighting his support for Social Security. In contrast to Sen. Feingold’s strong support for Social Security, Ron Johnson has referred to Social Security as a…

Social Security reform has long been considered the “third rail” of national politics. George W. Bush tried and failed, and barring some sort of reform, most experts agree Social Security in its current form is unsustainable. Here in Wisconsin, U.S. Senate candidates Ron Johnson and Sen. Russ Feingold have sparred…