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On AlterNet: social security

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "social security"

McCain's 'Head-Knocking Style of Governance'

McCain's 'Head-Knocking Style of Governance'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Election 2008. October 8, 2008.
The moral of the story is, if you've got a problem, John McCain has a table.

FDR's Grandson Says Happy Birthday to Social Security by Knocking McCain

FDR's Grandson Says Happy Birthday to Social Security by Knocking McCain

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 14, 2008.
It's ok, this video is only on the internets so McCain will probably never see it.

Why Does The Washington Post Hate Social Security?

Why Does The Washington Post Hate Social Security?

Natasha Chart, MyDD.com AlterNet: PEEK. August 7, 2008.
"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security ... you would not hear of that party again in our ... history." -Eisenhower

McCain and Obama on Social Security and Taxes

McCain and Obama on Social Security and Taxes

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. August 5, 2008.
McCain favors ... well, he's hard to pin down. Obama's being cagey, too.

How Wall Street Wrecked Your Retirement

How Wall Street Wrecked Your Retirement

Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. July 25, 2008.
People are discovering they have been forced into a system in which others have gambled with their retirement savings and lost it.

Media Coverage of Obama and McCain:

Media Coverage of Obama and McCain: "Nuts" or a "Disgrace"?

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. July 17, 2008.
The Beltway press has become dysfunctional, failing to see news when it happens and hyping non-stories that require no real reporting.

John McCain Calls Social Security an

John McCain Calls Social Security an "Absolute Disgrace"

Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks AlterNet: Video. July 11, 2008.
Not in an I-want-to-make-it- better way, but more in a I-get-this-about-as-much-as-I-get- the-internet way.

Shaky Economic Times Are Shakier for Women

Shaky Economic Times Are Shakier for Women

Heidi Hartmann, The Women's Media Center. June 19, 2008.
In general, women need to stretch their resources to accommodate more mouths to feed and more years to live than men.

Why Harsh Immigration Crackdowns Will Never Work

Why Harsh Immigration Crackdowns Will Never Work

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 13, 2008.
Tough-minded immigration policies keep backfiring, and the debate over them obscures the question of what really works and what doesn't.

Report: Employment Verification System Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly

Report: Employment Verification System Inefficient, Ineffective, and Costly

AlterNetMay 10, 2008.
The Social Security Administration doesn't have the capacity or accuracy to check 130 million workers' records.

Law-Makers Get Earful from Experts During E-Verify Hearings

Law-Makers Get Earful from Experts During E-Verify Hearings

ImmPolitic AlterNet: ImmigrationMay 7, 2008.
Much easier to pound one's chest over immigration than it is to come up with serious solutions.

Lift the Social Security Cap -- It Won't Hurt, But It Will Help

Lift the Social Security Cap -- It Won't Hurt, But It Will Help

John Miller, Dollars and Sense. April 24, 2008.
Lifting the cap on Social Security taxes would in no way increase the burden on middle-income families.

Are Hillary and Obama Afraid of Talking About the New Deal?

Are Hillary and Obama Afraid of Talking About the New Deal?

Howard Zinn, The Nation. March 31, 2008.
In today's climate of uncontrolled greed, it seems like a no-brainer to channel one of the most innovative programs in US history.

Memo to Obama: No Rush to

Memo to Obama: No Rush to "Fix" Social Security

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. November 14, 2007.
The right has created powerful and lasting myths about the state of the program's finances.

Big Lies and Social Security: Peter Peterson's Retirement is Secure

Big Lies and Social Security: Peter Peterson's Retirement is Secure

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. October 16, 2007.
The granny bashers, intent on privatizing Social Security, routinely play fast and loose with the facts.

Naomi Klein Debates Alan Greenspan

Naomi Klein Debates Alan Greenspan

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 25, 2007.
Naomi Klein goes head to head with Alan Greenspan on the Iraq war, Bush's tax cuts, economic populism, crony capitalism and more.

Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson "Doesn't Know The Details" Of Bush's Social Security Plan, But He's For It

Steve Benen, AlterNet: PEEK. September 7, 2007.
Steve Benen: Thompson officially enters the race and immediately starts acting like an idiot.