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Another McCain Flip Flop

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Senator 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 ...

Facing Up to the Nation’s Finances Blog Carnival: Social Security

Monday, February 18th, 2008

The 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: ...

How Will Democrats Fix Social Security?

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Senator 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 ...