• The Bipartisan Case for Entitlement Reform October 13, 2010 - Political observers often refer to Social Security and Medicare as the “third rails” of politics: touch them and you die. This year is no exception. Once again, the political rhetoric has been dialed up to attack those advocating reforms to save these programs. Despite these politically motivated at... More

• Social Security: The Draconian Do-Nothing Plan October 7, 2010 - Social Security helps fulfill the promise of retirement security for millions of America’s seniors. Serving a critical component of the “three-legged stool” for retirement (along with personal investments and employer pensions), Social Security is in dire need of reform in order to make good on the ... More

• Social Security’s Own Actuaries Confirm Ryan’s Roadmap Saves Social Security April 27, 2010 - The non-partisan Office of the Chief Actuary for the Social Security Administration [SSA] released their official score of the Social Security provisions of A Roadmap for America’s Future. Earlier this year, House Budget Committee Ranking Republican Paul Ryan (WI) introduced an updated version of hi... More

• The Costly Consequences of Health Care 'Reform' April 7, 2010 - The Democratic health care legislation enacted last week will enlarge government, increase Federal spending, deficits, and debt, and create a dependence on the Federal Government at odds with America's historic commitment to individual liberty and personal responsibility. It was muscled through Con... More

• Minority Views:Health Care Reconciliation March 18, 2010 - Through this grossly distorted process, the Democratic Majority will attempt to force onto the American public a sweeping government takeover of health care without a shred of bipartisan support, and in spite of opposition by a majority of the people Congress has been elected to serve. They will do ... More

• The Health Care Power Grab, Part 1 February 13, 2009 - Despite their claims of fiscal responsibility, the Democratic leadership, in their Rules package for the 111th Congress, turned off the Medicare trigger, ensuring no proposal to address Medicare’s long-term spending crisis would receive the special consideration provided by law in the Medicare Moder... More

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