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What Exactly Isn’t A Sustainable Fiscal Future?

Submitted by Nicola Moore on October 27, 2009 - 3:42pm

Tomorrow, I’ll join fellow YPNation contributors Ethan Pollack and Marc Goldwein on a panel discussion about America’s fiscal future. (Be sure to tune in here.)
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10 Democrats Stand Up for Fiscal Discipline--Will Leadership Follow?

Submitted by Nicola Moore on October 15, 2009 - 12:42pm

Ten Democratic senators recently issued an important call to action for Majority Leader Harry Reid to support efforts to get America’s long-term fiscal imbalance under control. One can only hope Senator Reid listens.
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Social Security Is Officially in Deficits--And It's Only the Beginning.

Submitted by Nicola Moore on October 1, 2009 - 4:19pm

In an era of $2 trillion dollar federal budget deficits, another $10 billion deficit might not seem like that big of a deal. It’s practically a rounding error.
 
But the fact that $10 billion is the amount Social Security is in the red is a big deal.
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Tea Parties, Taxes and Your Future

Submitted by Nicola Moore on September 15, 2009 - 4:43pm

If you watched The Daily Show on Monday night, you might think that last weekend’s Taxpayer March On Washington, a rally of tens of thousands of conservative activists, a/k/a Tea Party Protesters, was simply a collection of extremists getting worked up over a few dollars.
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Boomers Will Not TOTALLY Ruin Your Retirement

Submitted by Nicola Moore on September 11, 2009 - 10:44am

Though most of us love our baby boomer parents and want them to have a comfortable retirement, it’s no secret that supporting 78 million boomers will leave young workers--who will be taxed to fund Social Security and Medicare benefits--with the fuzzy end of the lollipop. 
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