medicare
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Battling the bulge: Here's where to slash the budget
Two weeks ago I suggested that climbing out of our financial sinkhole requires us to fundamentally downsize our expectations of what we can milk from government ("Champagne taste with a beer budget").Reader Dienne posted a complaint: "I'm sorry, Mr. Byrne, perhaps I missed it, but I didn't see a solution...
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Congressional pandering to seniors
If this doesn't beat all: Chicken House members voted to make sure seniors get a cost of The Chicken Coopliving increase in their social security checks, even though the cost of living hasn't increased. As reported by the Associated Press: The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to eliminate monthly premium increases...
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Tea party protesters and Joe Wilson are wrong on health care
Have you seen any of the coverage of these so-called tea party rallies?There was a massive march in Washington, D.C. over the weekend. It was organized by the FreedomWorks Foundation led by former House leader Dick Armey. Watching the coverage on CNN this weekend was nothing short of disturbing. One...
Teresa Puente on Chicanísima: Latino politics, news and culture
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Happy Birthday, America. Here's your bill
Rarely has America been in as much debt as it is this Independence Day. It's so huge that we can't even agree on how much it is.By some accounts, our government is $11.5 trillion in debt, meaning that each of us is on the hook for $37,000. According to the...
