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Putting the Social Security Shortfall in Context
- By Frank de Libero Anne and Jake were taking a walk in Ballard. Jake, the thoughts obviously been weighing on him, suddenly said, “Social Security, Medicare and similar programs are almost half of non-interest Federal spending. These transfers are sabotaging America's future.” “Whoa”, Anne responded, “where’d that come from? And please don't conflate Social …
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Disentangling Social Security From the Debt Ceiling
From the Huffington Post: By Nancy Altman and Mark S. Scarberry Nancy Altman Social Security appears to be a key bargaining chip in the struggle over the debt limit. President Obama may have played smart politics when he threatened that, if the debt limit is not raised, Social Security checks might not go out on …
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