Ron Johnson's plan would destroy Social Security and Medicare
It would turn Medicare and Social Security into a type of welfare, utterly dependent on Congress’ will.
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It would turn Medicare and Social Security into a type of welfare, utterly dependent on Congress’ will.
Alan Simpson isn’t worthy of carrying the other honoree's luggage.
Former Sen. Alan Simpson worked to undermine Social Security. Why is he getting a Presidential Medal of Freedom?
Former Sen. Alan Simpson worked to undermine Social Security. Why is he getting a Presidential Medal of Freedom?
In April 1966, with the economy running hot and workers in short supply, California gubernatorial candidate Ronald Reagan did not mince words about the wisdom of providing government money to the unemployed — or about the character of recipients. “Unemployment insurance,” Reagan is reported to have told a Republican dinner crowd, “is a prepaid vacation for freeloaders.” Whether Reagan actually meant those words is questionable, but a half-century later they still echo — albeit less harshly — in the debate over possible reasons for the recent gap between available ...