Archive for: social-security

Krugman Gets It Wrong On Social Security–Again

Keynesian ideologue Paul Krugman is out with a piece in the New York Times praising Social Security as proof that the government is the solution to poverty in...

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Why Johnny Can’t Find a Job

Why Johnny Can’t Find a Job

Here’s something to think about as you head into another great summer weekend. It’s one of the reasons why Johnny can’t find a job. As a former...

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TSA Keeps Watchlist of Peeved Travelers

Sherman Frederick Las Vegas Review Journal Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 Some people say the first mistake was to create the Transportation Security Administration...

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Income falls 3.2% during Obama’s term

Income falls 3.2% during Obama’s term

Joseph Curl Washington Times April 13, 2010 Real personal income for Americans – excluding government payouts such as Social Security – has fallen by...

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When We Could Afford the Welfare Scheme of Social Security

When We Could Afford the Welfare Scheme of Social Security

Every generation scolds the next one down the line and blames society’s ills on the guy up at bat. Considering past policy decisions, this common perspective...

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Social Security is officially losing ground

This chart from Clusterstock points to an inescapable fact — Social Security expenditures are now greater than SS tax revenues.  This does not mean the end is...

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“The Only People Who Still Might Be Fooled Are the American Taxpayers, Who Are Ultimately Responsible When the Bills Come Due”

Washington’s Blog | The Wall Street Journal ran an editorial pointing out that the American people are the only ones fooled by the government’s use...

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The Social Security Ponzi Scheme

The Social Security Ponzi Scheme

The world is full of crooks and liars… And no ordinary con-man, Charles Ponzi was perhaps the most famous swindler of them all. A nearly penniless Italian...

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Conservatives Spread Rumor That Healthcare Reform Mandates Microchip Implants…

Conservative fringe wingnuts are spreading false rumors that the healthcare reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives contains a requirement that microchips...

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List of Constitutional Violations in Healthcare bill

Article 1, Section 7 – All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives. First Amendment (Establishment Clause) and Fourteenth...

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Bloody Sunday, 2010: House OKs health bill

Democrats in the House needed 216 votes to pass the Senate's version of a sweeping health-care package Barack Obama has been pushing with all his presidential...

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Mass Unemployment and the Current Economic Crisis

On March 17 Congress passed the “Hire Now Tax Cut” giving companies a break from paying Social Security taxes for the remainder of the year on any new workers...

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