Good: No mention of Social Security cuts in SOTU. Better: Let’s improve benefits for all.

Yesterday, the Huffington Post, Washington Post and others reported a bit of good news that was confirmed by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell to members of Social Security Works - Washington: President Obama will not endorse raising the retirement age or cutting Social Security benefits in his State of the Union Address. Your calls, …

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Making Social Security More Progressive: The Games They Play in Washington

Via The Huffington Post | By Dean Baker The insiders in Washington really really want to cut Social Security, and they are prepared to say or do anything to do it. Among the latest lines is that they want to make Social Security more "progressive." This sort of rhetoric appeared in a report from the …

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Social Security: Making a Good System Better (4/4)

Via Washington Policy Watch: This post excerpted from Restoring America’s Middle Class Starts with Keeping Social Security’s Promise || Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Social Security is more important now than ever. Half of the workforce has no retirement plan other than Social Security. Traditional pensions have all but disappeared in the …

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