President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney battled over economic issues, health care and Social Security during the first debate of the 2012 presidential election. The debate, hosted by Jim Lehrer of "PBS Newshour," took place Wednesday night at the University of D... Read more...
Before Miriam Boss got food stamps, the 87-year-old Pennsylvanian was living on only her $1,000 monthly Social Security check. She says making ends meet was always a struggle, and she often went hungry. Now, Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett wants to enact a new policy that would disqualify tho... Read more...
NATIONAL DEBTS [col. writ. 7/30/11], (c) Mumia Abu-Jamal Amidst the political brinksmanshlp occasioned by the rising of the national debt ceiling, a question arises. What is the nation's debt? Of the 14.3 trillion cited in published accounts, over a quarter of that amount, or $4.4 tril... Read more...
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The Republican budget proposal will eliminate the national debt while still preserving costly entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security, Rep. Paul Ryan told CNBC. Speaking just hours before the spending plan gets its formal introduction before Congress, Ryan, head of the House Budg... Read more...
Social Security will pay out more this year than it gets in payroll taxes, marking the first time since the program will be in the red since it was overhauled in 1983, according to the annual authoritative report released Thursday by the program's actuary. Meanwhile President Obama's health care ... Read more...
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Euro has reached an 11-week high against the dollar. NEW YORK –The euro rose above $1.31, hitting its highest point in 11 weeks as improving euro-zone economic data helped the common currency extend a strong rally that’s seen it rise more... Read more...
House Minority leader and corporate bankster stooge John Boehner said he thinks taxpayers should help pick up the tab for the clean up. “I think the people responsible in the oil spill — BP and the federal government — should take full responsibility for what’s happening there,” Boehner ... Read more...
Officer Mark Lindback started his day off with a routine contraband check of a jail cell. He pulled up the inmate's mattress, and ducked his head under the bed. He didn't find any shanks or drugs, but he did find papers -- lots and lots of papers. The inmate immediately became irate. "He wa... Read more...