Now a lot of the news is simply propaganda put forth to support political positions.

Take, for example, this all-too common plea for stories of a certain nature.

There is a small gesture toward a neutral topic, "savings, retirement and Social Security". But the only people they want stories from are those who depend heavily on Social Security ( Read more... )

Claims that "only widows and orphans" were originally covered by Social Security.

This is what happens when you elect someone with no experience and little knowledge.

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This is nothing new. Democrats have been lying about Social Security (and Medicare/caid) almost from the inception of the program during the reign of FDR. One of the early promises, for example, was that a private system of accounts would eventually supplant the government controlled accounts. Oops ( Read more... )

Wow, let's put these people in charge of all medical spending, too!
Hundreds of federal employees may have improperly reaped millions in Social Security disability benefits, according to a government watchdog that caught workers at several major agencies pocketing fraudulent payments.
I think it's a safe bet that all those people defrauding you out ( Read more... )

Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Anyone who tells you it is "stable" is lying to you.
Social Security will start paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes in 2016, a year sooner than projected last year, and the giant trust fund will be depleted by 2037, four years sooner, trustees reported ( Read more... )

One of the sticking points to any recovery program is what to do with "toxic" assets ( Read more... )

Because it takes power away from government and returns it to the people ( Read more... )

Yet another call to "tax the rich" to fund a program that can't fund itself.
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton has given a private clue on an issue she has refused to discuss publicly - how to preserve Social Security in the long term ( Read more... )

There are a lot of reasons why some US companies are in the state they are now regarding retirement benefits and health care costs.
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Corp. will try to reduce its staggering employee and retiree health care liabilities in upcoming contract talks with the United Auto Workers, according to a government regulatory filing ( Read more... )

If you aren't pissed off yet, you aren't paying attention.

TLALCHAPA, Mexico (June 7) - Gerardo Luviano is looking for somebody to rent his Social Security number ( Read more... )