Tag: Social Security

In addition to continued legal costs, Ryan King wants to pay his family back. He began raising money on Gofundme.com with a goal of $22,000.

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Blind former Social Security employee sues for disability discrimination

Emily Leayman · July 8, 2015 6:37 pm

Protesters rally together outside the office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on December 10, 2012 in Doral, Florida. The protesters are hoping that Senators like Rubio will not cut medicare/social security benefits and will agree to raise taxes on the top 2% of earners in the country. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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How to fix federal disability insurance

Jason Russell · June 25, 2015 9:00 am

Compared to last year, the CBO projects slower economic growth, less payroll tax revenue and lower interest rates over the coming decades. Combined, this will initially mean a higher budget deficit, but projections eventually lead to a slightly lower one.Â (Getty Image)

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These four charts reveal just how bad the government’s budget outlook is

Jason Russell · June 17, 2015 9:00 am

A participant looks at lines of code on a laptop on the first day of the 28th Chaos Communication Congress (28C3) - Behind Enemy Lines computer hacker conference on December 27, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

National Security

Union: Social Security numbers for every federal employee stolen in hack

Kelly Cohen · June 11, 2015 8:54 pm

Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee addresses attendees during Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Tuesday, June 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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Huckabee’s questionable entitlements cure

W. James Antle III · June 2, 2015 8:46 pm

With 1.25 million active members compared to AARP's 37 million, AMAC has a ways to go until it can match AARP's lobbying clout. (Screenshot from www.amac.us)

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How conservative seniors want to reform Social Security

Jason Russell · May 28, 2015 9:00 am

The IRS' admission that thieves were able to access 100,000 taxpayer accounts is just the latest reason to doubt that any serious reform is taking place at the IRS, House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Boehner: Theft of taxpayer data ‘another reason to doubt’ the IRS

Pete Kasperowicz · May 27, 2015 4:01 pm

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks during the 2015 Southern Republican Leadership Conference May 22, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Okla. (Getty Image)

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Can Christie champion entitlement reform after expanding Medicaid?

W. James Antle III · May 22, 2015 8:49 pm

"Somebody who's retiring today at age 62 will still be 80 or less by the time the trust fund exhausts and they get an across-the-board 25 percent cut," Goldwein said. (Getty Images)

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Save Social Security now, before it’s too late

Jason Russell · May 14, 2015 3:56 pm

To represent business, the Chamber must advocate lower spending and debt reduction. (iStock)

Fiscal train wreck

Joseph Lawler · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks to supporters in Hope, Ark., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Mike Huckabee: Save Social Security

Zack Colman · May 10, 2015 4:38 pm

Arnold Heart, 79, sits at the table during the evening meal as Margaret Sommerville, background, talks at the Daughters of Sarah nursing home in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo)Â

CDC report finds Americans living longer

Robert King · May 8, 2015 3:16 pm