Small Slice of Budget Goes to Children
September 11, 2018With congressional elections two months away, voters are hearing a great deal from the candidates about the high priority that Americans place on their children and the nation’s future.
Medicare
New Debate Brewing on Federal Budget, Deficit
August 02, 2018The Joplin Globe (Missouri)
While candidates trade jabs as Tuesday’s primary election approaches, a new debate is brewing on the federal budget and deficit.
Safety-Net Cuts Won’t Solve U.S. Fiscal Problems
July 17, 2018When politicians start talking about spending cuts, they can be quick to focus on a group of federal programs -- often described loosely as “welfare” -- that provides benefits to individu
A Troubling Trend in Federal Investment Spending
Introduction
Recent reports from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have reiterated long-standing warnings tha
Social Security and Medicare Going Broke
June 28, 2018Yonkers Times
Pete Peterson was known as the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics, making his fortune on Wall Street and served as the secretary of commerce under President Nixon.
Millennials: Heading Toward a Generational Showdown?
June 26, 2018Andrew York, a Millennial financial planner in New Hampshire, fears the country is heading for “a big family fight” over federal budget priorities.
What Issues Are Most Important to You?
June 26, 2018Seacoastonline.com
Seacoast and state voters have already expressed concern over a variety of matters . . . .
Trust the Trustees
June 18, 2018“The story we expected and the story we got was that the shortfall was becoming a more urgent situation,” said Charles Blahous, a former public trustee of the Social Security and Medicare
Congress Can Save Social Security for Millennials, It Just Won't
June 14, 2018Vice
Not only is (Medicare) facing the same demographic upheaval, it’s also coping with the harsh fluctuations of healthcare costs, which are not set, under current models, to stabilize like the senior
Should You Be Worried About Social Security and Medicare?
June 11, 2018Associated Press
An unexpected weakening in the finances of Social Security and Medicare has raised concern about the bedrock programs for the middle class.