(The following article was written by Peter Vessenes and contributed via Kassandra Kuehl) On Saturday, September 1st, President Obama accused Mitt Romney of retreating to policies from the “last century” and “sticking it†to the middle class. Is this...
The annual report of the Social Security Trustees has been out for a few days now, and the news was bad on its face; the Social Security Trust Fund is now expected to be depleted by 2033, three or four years earlier than had been previously thought. This means that...
If ever there is going to be a moment for former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to create momentum and change the flat trajectory of his presidential run—now is the time. One day after the release of a Fox News poll, which surprisingly showed him gaining...
Last week I commented on the unspoken (at least by anyone who wants to be President) state of Medicare. Now it appears that Social Security is a mess too. (I know, big surprise!) In the March 31, 2008 edition of Fortune, Allan Sloan reports that in about 10 years,...