Warning: This is wonkier than usual political posts here. I know we would all rather trade cute kitty stories but Medicare, the debt ceiling and our country itself are at serious risk. To use a Republican trope, there are no…
Continue ReadingNew York’s 26th Congressional District has been in the hands of Republicans for 40 years so when a special election was held to fill the seat of the member who resigned after posting a half-naked photograph of himself on Craigslist,…
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Continue ReadingThe annual Trustees’ Report on the Status of Social Security and Medicare was released on Friday. Due to the weakened economy, slower economic recovery than was assumed in last year’s report, lower estimates for death rates and increasing number of…
Continue Reading5/13: Yesterday I briefly posted an entry I wrote on AARP and Medicare. In the original post, I incorrectly stated that AARP does not use its name to sell Medicare Advantage plans. While there are no AARP branded plans in … Continue reading →
Continue ReadingCan you guess who said this? We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. “Necessitous men are not free men.” People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. and this… In our day […]
Continue ReadingAccording to Lori Montgomery, writing in the Washington Post, Republicans began backtracking Wednesday on the draconian changes to Medicare contained in Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan’s Pathway to Prosperity budget proposal: ”On the eve of debt-reduction talks led by Vice President…
Continue ReadingThe Pew Research Center has created a fast, fun online quiz that reveals where you stand politically and how your views match up with those of other Americans. It was fun. Give it a spin HERE
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