Social Security
Another McCain Flip Flop
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Senator McCain, similar to George H.W. Bush in 1988, has adopted a “no new taxes” pledge if elected President. However, here he is discussing his latest proposal to save Social Security:
“There is nothing that’s off the table. I have my positions, and I’ll articulate them. But nothing’s off the table. I don’t want tax [...]
Facing Up to the Nation’s Finances Blog Carnival: Social Security
Monday, February 18th, 2008The following comes from “Facing Up to the Nation’s Finances” and Public Agenda. For more information on contributing to future blog carnivals, please e-mail info@williamhallowell.com.
For this edition of the Facing Up Blog Carnival, we wanted to examine another budgetary issue that is not earning the mainstream media coverage it deserves: Social Security and the financial [...]
How Will Democrats Fix Social Security?
Monday, November 12th, 2007Senator Barak Obama:
“I think the best way to approach this is to adjust the cap on the payroll tax so that people like myself are paying a little bit more and people who are in need are protected. That is the option that I will be pushing forward.”
Senator Hillary Clinton:
“I know it may sound [...]