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See "It’s a Wonderful Retirement?" (D. Eric Schansberg, Adjunct Scholar, Acton Institute) http://www.acton.org/ppolicy/comment/article.php?article=274 Take a look at the above entertaining article from the Acton Institute about Social Security, with… more »

see "Republicans say Social Security vote is unlikely" (Washington Times, 6/16/05) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050616-121816-4455r.htm Social Security Reform has lost most of its momentum, with House Republicans now saying they're hardl… more »

see "Social Security plan backed in new poll" in the Washington Times (5/30/05): http://washingtontimes.com/national/20050530-094706-3415r.htm In a new poll done by Zogby for the Cato Institute, 52% of respondents supported Social Security reform inc… more »

Click the link below for an excellent article by Peter Ferrara, once with the Cato Institute but no longer, about why wage indexing is not inappropriate and why fighting for price indexing is hurting the argument for personal accounts. I must admit I'… more »

PUBLISHED online at RealClearPolitics.com: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-5_19_05_RK.html re: Wexler offers proposal to fix Social Security (Washington Times, 5/17/05) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050517-122407-6589r.h… more »

see: http://www.socialsecurity.org/press/releases/05-11-05r.html Although claims of “liberal media bias” are often red herrings, media coverage of the debate over Social Security reform leaves newspapers in particular wide open to such charges. The… more »

re: Lawmakers not sold on reform (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 5/7/05) http://www.jsonline.com/news/nat/may05/324473.asp To the Editors: Since many readers skim newspapers, the title of a news story is often as important as the content of the story.… more »

Following President Bush’s proposal to means test Social Security, our moderate local newspaper announced “Bush to seek adjusted benefits” while the more liberal paper fretted about “Cuts in Social Security”. While initial media reaction was predictable,… more »

For those of you who know the Club for Growth, you'll be interested in Pat Toomey's latest message and the Club's new ads targeting Ben Nelson and Lindsey Graham. For those of you who don't know the Club for Growth, if you believe that limited regulat… more »

Thanks to the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal for bringing this to my attention: In 1983, current Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid offered HR 3589, a bill to exempt all Federal employees, including members of Congress, from the Social Security… more »