Editors' Blog
Thoughts on moving forward from the "Budget Control Act"
It's clear that Republicans intend to use the Super Committee process to go after Social Security and Medicare.
[Update] Broadly speaking: "Gang of Six" Plan slashes Social Security
So everybody loves the "gang of six" suddenly.
Hands off Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
From Strengthen Social Security:
Hands off Social Security
Here's a statement from the AFL-CIO:
GOP Agenda: End Medicare AND Social Security
This note from labor-affiliated Alliance for Retired Americans:
A tale of three budget plans
Yesterday, President Obama outlined a fiscal policy proposal to reduce the federal debt by $4 trillion.
A Bad Budget Deal for the People
President Obama has struck a deal with the Republicans that is reminiscent of the policies associated with George HW Bush and Bill Clinton, that is, to reduce public spending in major areas while in a less direct way, taxation.
Broadly speaking: Rational views on the Republican's anti-working families budget plan
-----HOUSE BUDGET PROPOSAL IS POLITICAL AND DISINGENUOUSPurports to balance the budget but slashes programs for the poor, maintains tax breaks for the wealthy(Washington, D.C.) Following is a statement by Alan W. Houseman, executive director of CLASP, the Center for Law and Social Policy, regarding the U.S. House budget proposal for FY 2012.
