Posted on 02 March 2023. Tags: Congress, Medicare, Republicans, Social Security, debt ceiling, entitlements
Sixty-one years ago, Hollywood actor Ronald Reagan recorded a 10- minute long recording entitled Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine part of a clandestine “Operation Coffee Cup” campaign funded by the American Medical Association, warning citizens about the dangers of Social Security and a government-sponsored health insurance plan for the elderly.
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Posted in Pushback
Posted on 01 May 2017. Tags: debt ceiling, government, security, social
Social Security is largely unaffected by this event because the system has layers of dedicated funding. The program has exclusive claims on payroll tax revenue.
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Posted in Features, Fix Social Security
Posted on 27 July 2011. Tags: AARP, Kerry, Medicare, Senate, Shapiro, Social Security, Sondra Shapiro, debt ceiling, entitlements
If there’s one thing I learned from the deficit reduction talks in Washington, it’s that I can’t take for granted that the entitlements my parents and grandparents have enjoyed will remain the same for my generation of baby boomers.
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Posted in Sondra's Musings
Posted on 12 July 2011. Tags: AARP, Medicare, Social Security, debt ceiling, town meeting
Medicare and Social Security should not be on the table during the deficit reduction conversation. Rather, Congress should reduce wasteful spending and close tax loopholes for the wealthy and corporations. That was the takeaway from today’s AARP Massachusetts telephone town hall meeting.
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