Monthly Archives: January 2005
- CHN: Social Security: A Human Needs Issue
On November 4 President Bush declared that he had “political capital” to spend on diverting a portion of Social Security benefits into private accounts. The Coalition on Human Needs held a briefing on January 7 to explore the likely impact of privatization proposals on Social Security’s antipoverty role – for retirees, widows and widowers, minorities, Read More »
Posted in Social Security Comments Off - CHN: Bruising Budget Battle Looms; Entitlements at Stake
Advocates for low- and moderate-income Americans are bracing for what could be the most important budget season in Washington in years. All the pieces are in place to make this year’s battle over the federal budget particularly bruising: An enormous $400 billion federal deficit, conservative Republican members who view last November’s election as a mandate Read More »
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