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You hear it all the time, including from me: Our politics is too partisan, too polarized, too divided. Why can’t both parties work together for the common good? But it’s worth pointing out that sometimes...

You hear it all the time, including from me: Our politics is too partisan, too polarized, too divided.

You hear it all the time, including from me: Our politics is too partisan, too polarized, too divided. Why can’t both parties work together for the common good?

As Peter Coy of The New York Times puts it, “If the American-made products were cheaper, better or both, there would be no need to force agencies to buy them.”

American workers could accumulate wealth in the thousands (in some cases, hundreds of thousands) of dollars through a Social Security reform that includes personal retirement accounts. This increased wealth would be in addition to a maintenance level of Social Security benefits and could help millions of parents, their children, and their grandchildren to attain greater economic security and independence through their own personalized retirement assets.

You hear it all the time, including from me: Our politics is too partisan, too polarized, too divided. Why can’t both parties work together for the common good? But it’s worth pointing out that sometimes bipartisan consensus is awful. The worst form of elite agreement is usually the product of

Its long past time for policymakers to get serious about Washingtons fiscal course. Congress must enact reforms to federal health programs.

When it comes to Social Security, there are few reasons to bring out the bubbly, and even fewer reasons to increase benefits.

The annual report of the Social Security's Trustees was released tothe public March 23. This briefing provides the important facts inorder to get a real picture of Social Security's financial outlook.

The 2010 Social Security Trustees Report shows that the program faces massive permanent annual deficits starting in just five years.