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I'm probably not the first to say good riddance, 2012

Unless I hear some credible dissenting voices, I’m going to vote for 2012 as one of the worst years in recent history. more

1/3/13

We need balance to avoid the 'fiscal cliff'

The year is quickly coming to an end, and if you believe the hype, lawmakers appear to be nowhere close to making any breakthroughs and solving the fiscal crisis. more

12/6/12

The Romney-Ryan ticket is selling 'trickle-down snake oil'

There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger. more

8/30/12

Medicare: Who's scaring whom?

This week on the campaign trail, both the president and his challenger are trying to convince voters that the other is trying to destroy Medicare, the health insurance plan for the elderly. more

8/23/12

A high tax on sugar? How sweet it would be

On my last day of radiation, I drove up to the NYU Women’s Cancer Center and saw a man leaning against the front door, smoking. more

3/8/12

What Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost you, the taxpayer

According to the FBI, Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost the American taxpayer over $80 billion a year. more

3/8/12

Social Security Administration to close Long Beach office Friday

After Congress slashed nearly $1 billion from its budget, the Social Security Administration will permanently close its Long Beach office on East Park Ave. on Friday at noon, as the agency … more

Anthony Rifilato | 2/6/12

Medicare, the GOP albatross

While the rest of the world sits back and watches the GOP presidential candidates battling it out, Sarah Palin was traveling, visiting New York and Donald Trump and then heading to New Jersey and, of all places — surprise, surprise — ending up in New Hampshire. more

6/10/11

It’s time to get real about the deficit

The House and Senate have finally agreed on a budget deal to keep government running through the end of the fiscal year. But just when you thought the fighting was over, it’s only just begun. more

Al D'Amato | 4/21/11

How to balance the budget: a modest proposal

Last week I attended a lecture by George Will, the columnist who proudly claims, with only a modicum of hyperbole, that he hasn’t approved of a president since Calvin Coolidge. That’s how conservative he is. more

by Randi Kreiss | 2/11/11

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