Medicare
White House hits Medicare privatization scheme
December 16, 2011The White House has joined a national chorus of protests against the so-called bi-partisan Ryan-Wyden plan to turn Medicare into a voucher system.
Read moreCongress super committee yields no deal
November 21, 2011Republicans on the committee favor closing the deficits entirely by cutting spending, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Read moreCongress eyeing backdoor route to slashing benefits
November 8, 2011Republicans and Democrats inclined to go along with the slashers are reportedly considering adoption of a new formula that would allow progressively larger reductions in Social Security and other benefits.
Read more“No” to the Super Committee of the One Percent!
November 2, 2011For generations in this country any talk by an elected official of cutting Social Security meant political suicide.
Read moreAttacks on Social Security called “un-American”
October 4, 2011"The party that aggressively defends Social Security and Medicare will win the next election!"
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