Social Security Reform
Privatize Social Security?
Mr. Bob O’Brien: Hi, welcome to myWealth.com. I’m Bob O’Brien. I’m one of the senior instructors with the courses. Welcome to the blog for the day, “Why is it time to privatize Social Security?”
And this has always been a very controversial topic, privatize Social Security, leave it as it is and so forth, and [...]
Economics Professor: Get the Government out of Social Security
Economics professor and author Robert Higgs gives his insight on Social Security and why the government should not be the one handling it.
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Social Security Reform
Raymond Clum, who is running for the Republican Nomination for President of the United States in 2012, has an interesting proposal for Social Security reform.
Raymond Clum: “Hello, my name is Raymond Clum and I approve this message. I’ll spend some time since we’ve been talking about Social Security reform. It’s a pretty dry topic. I [...]
Thou Shalt Not Bash Social Security
In a recent article for the U.S. News & World Report, Philip Moeller writes that many working people see the Social Security as undependable. He says most people think that the Social Security program will disappear or will dramatically cut payments in the future.
According to a newly released Sun Life Financial research report, it appears [...]
Social Security Haters Want To Cut Medicare And Social Security
Cutting Social Security and Medicare is one of the Social Security Haters’ top priority. They are one of the most prominent lobbies in Washington. It includes The Washington Post, which constantly points to the need to cut Medicare and Social Security in its editorial pages, and certain foundations which dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars [...]
Obama’s Remarks on Social Security Still Making Waves
Some Democratic lawmakers are concerned about the reference to Social Security that President Obama made in his speech last month. D-13th District Representative Albio Sires stated that said passage was strange and that he wanted to know what the President meant.
The reference to Social Security was brought up near the end of the speech that [...]
The Case For Not Privatizing Social Security
If there is one thing this most recent stock market crash has demonstrated it is the extreme danger retirement benefits would be in if we adopted a privatized Social Security system.
Proponents of a privatized system have argued for years that private accounts would be totally safe because they would be limited to blue chip stocks [...]
Privatize Social Security Before It’s Too Late?
Dr. Peter Holmes has an interesting opinion about Social Security and why it should be privatized.
Dr. Peter Holmes: Good morning and welcome, and I am Dr. Peter Holmes, orthopedic surgeon, host of your program ‘Ask the Doctor’.
My guest this morning is Stephan Kiese. Dr. Kiese is a cardiovascular and a vascular, and takes care of [...]
Obama Backtracks on Social Security Reform
It’s no secret that many Republicans are hopeful of bipartisan reforms that would reduce benefits and raise the eligibility age. Therefore, even though they appreciated President Obama’s address on Tuesday night about deficit reduction and personal responsibility, they were livid with him for making just a passing reference on Social Security reforms.
Republican Senate Minority Leader [...]
