The Political Theater and the Debt Ceiling Crisis: Are We Being Had?
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Infowars In my last column I suggested that an unintended outcome of the debt ceiling impasse could be Congress’ loss of…
Social Security
What Happened to the $2.6 Trillion Social Security Trust Fund?
Dees Illustration Merrill Matthews Forbes Here’s how President Barack Obama answered CBS’s Scott Pelley’s question about whether he could guarantee that Social Security checks would…
Social Security, Medicare burning through funds
A health care activist © AFP/Getty Images/File Chris Hondros AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States is burning through its health care and retirement fund…
Welfare State: Handouts Make Up One-Third of U.S. Wages
John Melloy CNBC Government payouts—including Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance—make up more than a third of total wages and salaries of the U.S. population,…
Stealing from Social Security to Pay for Wars and Bailouts
Banksters Looting SS Paul Craig Roberts Prison Planet The American Empire is failing. A number of its puppet rulers are being overthrown by popular protests,…
Golden Years?
The problem isn’t that public-sector workers have too much retirement security. It’s that everyone else has too little. Ronald Brownstein National Journal One big reason…
Government Promises to Cut Social Security in Urgent Compromise
Activist Post It’s official, national austerity measures are here! As Wisconsin protesters fill the streets because of lost rights and benefits to workers, the nation…
Social Security is not an “entitlement” program
Marti Oakley, Contributing Writer Activist Post A long coveted cut to Social Security and Medicare is going to happen. This will occur for reasons none…
Your Private Wealth Is Threatened By Government Revenue Needs and Treasury Debt
Ron Holland Freedom Matters This is Part 2, of Ron Holland’s speech Down Argentine Way presented on the recent FreedomFest Untitled 1 financial cruise down…
Former Sen. Simpson calls seniors “greediest generation”, senior responds
Alan Simpson and Obama – Loeb/Getty image Activist Post It was revealed by TPM in November that former Republican Senator and co-chair of Obama’s presidential…
Soon the government check won’t be in the mail
Martin Crutsinger Associated Press WASHINGTON — Before too long, the government check will no longer be in the mail. Officials have settled on the dates…
Social Security Payback Option Eliminated
Emily Brandon U.S. News and World Report Retirees will no longer be able to get an interest-free loan from the Social Security trust fund, the…
Social Security cuts are part of deficit plan
Andrew Taylor Associated Press WASHINGTON – Divisions remain within President Barack Obama’s deficit commission on politically explosive budget cuts and slashes in Social Security benefits,…
Senior citizens brace for Social Security freeze
Matt Sedensky Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Seniors prepared to cut back on everything from food to charitable donations to whiskey as word…