The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: Today’s projections show a shocking new record: interest
Category: Politics
What makes politicians tick, the search for integrity and credibility
Nationalism
Extreme nationalism does not end well. Just ask Italians, Germans or Spaniards. Ask the British about Brexit. Now we see the far right on the
Frightened American seniors
Americans are worried that entitlement 🟧 programs will not be there for them as Social Security and Medicare face fiscal cliffs in the coming decade
Does Social Security add to the federal deficit?
The answer is clear: No, yes, not really, technically yes under the unified budget process. Social Security is self-funding. It uses dedicated taxes to pay
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