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Congresswoman Lummis Introduces Bill to Gradually Raise the Retirement Age
CRFB would like to give much praise to Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) for introducing a bill to gradually raise both the Social Security full...
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Op-Ed: Social Security Needs to be Fixed. So Just Do It.
CNN Money | March 7, 2011 If there is one thing we know in "Budgetworld," it's that the largest entitlement programs have to be reformed. Social...
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‘Line’ Items: Stopgaps, Limits, Higher Powers and the Moment of Truth
Lots of Stopgaps, Little in Closing the Fiscal Gap – Washington averted a government shutdown last week by agreeing on a two-week continuing...
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House GOP Leadership Vows to Address Entitlement Spending
In their reaction to the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, the House Republican leadership has been very critical of the President's reluctance to...
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‘Line’ Items: Super Bowl Edition
Game On – The Super Bowl in Texas won’t be until Sunday, but Washington had its own big game last week as President Obama gave his State of the Union...
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CBO Projects Social Security to Be Forever in the Red
In yesterday's Budget and Economic Outlook, CBO shows that Social Security will run deficits each year over the coming decade, depleting $547 billion...
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Third Way Introduces New Social Security Reform Plan
Yesterday, the organization Third Way released a plan outlining several Social Security reform proposals meant to ensure the program's solvency over...
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2010 Financial Report of the U.S. Government
The Treasury Department released Tuesday its annual Financial Report of the U.S Government. The report highlights the nation's budget deficit, net...
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Line Items: Botched Snap Edition
Washington Drops the Ball – To many federal budget watchers, the tax cut debate has been more frustrating than watching the Redskins play. The...
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Not Enough Thirst in Congress for Ad Hoc COLA
Today legislation to provide $250 payments to Social Security recipients in lieu of a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) failed to garner enough votes...
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