Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Photo: Public domain The Republicans are desperate to destroy Social Security and Medicare. These two programs demonstrate government at its best. The federal government runs these two extremely popular programs more efficiently, universally, securely, and effectively than the private sector does with its alternatives — or indeed could, no …

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The Social Security Administration building in Ann Arbor, MI. Photo: Dwight Burdet via Wikimedia Commons. You're eager to buy your favorite candy bar. You go into the store. You pay the usual amount. But when you open the familiar wrapping, you get a terrible surprise. It's smaller — way smaller — than you expected. Millions …

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The GOP plan for Social Security is like cutting a tree down to "save" it. Photo: public domain. The GOP recently announced its proposal to eliminate Social Security’s funding gap with large benefit reductions accompanied by tax cuts on affluent retirees, but with no rise in revenue to the system through tax increases. House Ways …

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