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Op-Ed: Spain has an economic plan, it looks vaguely familiar

Madrid - Spain is moving in a different direction now, although the Spanish economy is still faltering, they do have a plan. It looks nothing like the American plan for recovery.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Obama will agree to sell out seniors in changing Social Security

Washington - Obama will agree to a change in the Cost of Living Adjustments(COLA) for Social Security benefits that would slash $129 billion from payments over the next decade.

In the Media by Ken Hanly

Finance Minister tells elderly Japanese people 'Hurry up and die'

Tokyo - According to the Finance Minister of Japan, the elderly should be allowed to end their lives in peace, without any artificial medical support.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 6 comments

Author Kay Goss discusses book about politician Wilbur D. Mills Special

Goss' new book, Mr. Chairman - The Life and Legacy of Wilbur D Mills, chronicles the life and career of the longest continuously serving chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee whose name is synonymous with power, scandal, and recovery.

Digital Journal Report by Kay Mathews

Op-Ed: Aggressive Federal Reserve appears to be listening to Americans

The Federal Reserve today acted boldly, announcing the continuation of historically low interest rates and a $40 Billion a month plan to buy mortgage bonds. As the economy struggles to recover can this bold move work to right the economy?

In the Media by Donald Quinn - 2 comments

Supreme Court: In vitro children may not be due survivor benefits

Washington - The Supreme Court has ruled that children conceived from a deceased father's sperm are not necessarily entitled to Social Security benefits.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 2 comments

Report: U.S. Social Security, Medicare funds to run out by 2035

Washington - A report published Monday afternoon states that the United States' Social Security and Medicare funds will be completely gone by the year 2035 and eventually reduce its benefits payments to seniors unless Congress intervenes.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Milton Friedman - an appraisal five years after his death

The free market economist Milton Friedman died November 16, 2006; he was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics, but how do his ideas shape up today?

In the Media by Alexander Baron - 1 comment

Two sides of Social Security at the Intelligence Squared debate Special

New York - At the Intelligence Squared debate on Tuesday evening, both sides found their voice on the solvency questions and the issues of sustainability in Social Security and Medicare.

Digital Journal Report by Michael Krebs

Op-Ed: Basic income — The only real solution to ‘unemployment’

The myth of the benefits culture is pushed by governments on both sides of the Atlantic because politicians and our over-paid economists are incapable of seeing the real problem.

In the Media by Alexander Baron - 18 comments

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