Image: Kathryn Decker, Flickr Creative Commons, https://flic.kr/p/9yMfuF Paul Krugman's latest column is a must-read if you want to understand why policymakers don't seem to be moving on the issues that matter to most voters. Here's a highlight: ...[V]oters tend to place a relatively low priority on deficits as compared with jobs and the economy. And …
Trump Poverty Line Proposal Would Hurt Seniors, People With Disabilities
Image: Gary Knight (Flickr Creative Commons) [Via Center on Budget and Policy Priorities] The Trump Administration is considering whether to use a lower inflation measure to calculate annual adjustments to the federal poverty line. This approach would ultimately hurt millions of seniors and people with disabilities who would lose their eligibility for, or receive less …
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Why pessimism on Social Security could come back to bite Millennials
Why does the word “old” come to mind for so many of us when the topic of Social Security comes up? Image: Jeff Djevdet via Flickr Creative Commons Retirement benefits are the biggest component of Social Security. But the program also is very important for disabled people of all ages, as well as surviving children …
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