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Posts related to ‘Social Security’

State Tax Payments Rise But Several Still Face Ruin

Posted: July 27, 2010 at 5:38 am

The Commerce Department announced an improvement in new home sales for June. The figure seemed impressive compared to May, but it was still the second worst number on record. The ...
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Chronic Unemployment Crushes Health

Posted: July 12, 2010 at 4:39 am

Chronic unemployment undermines a person's sense of freedom in a free society. That is one of the reasons the extended economic downturn, in its third year and perhaps still in ...
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State Pensions Face $1 Trillion Shortfall

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 5:44 am

The problem with state and private sector pensions has grown since the beginning of the recession for the same reason that Social Security is troubled: the population is aging and ...
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The American Work Force: The Old Push The Young Onto The Bread Line

Posted: April 8, 2010 at 6:31 am

Being young has its advantages, but apparently being employed is not one of those. A new study from the Economic Policy Institute shows that people between 16 and 24 years ...
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Social Security Begins To Take Back Money Treasury Borrowed

Posted: March 15, 2010 at 5:11 am

The Social Security Administration wants back the $2.5 trillion its has loaned to the US Treasury. It is no wonder. The agency will have to pay out $29 billion more ...
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Unemployment Insurance And The Re-Cycling Of Tax Dollars

Posted: March 11, 2010 at 5:02 am

The unemployment rate is slightly below the 10% mark, which seems terribly important psychologically. It seems that the economy is fine if the jobless rate is 9.7% but is ...
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