Category Archives: Social Security

People Have to Like This Crap: The Senior Edition

Posted on November 16, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

While Democrats gnash their teeth (not very good for the teeth!) and wail about how seniors–well, white ones anyway–are a staunchly Republican cohort, it appears some of them might not just be old, mean, and crotchety (or bigoted), though surely … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons, Social Security | 3 Comments

(Some) Democrats Are Also the Reason Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

Posted on February 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Commandante Atrios comments on another failed attempt by the Obama administration to cut Social Security benefits (the chained CPI–indexing; boldface mine): I’m not totally unfamiliar with various people in the White House. As Brian Beutler writes One of the White … Continue reading →

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Sen. Warren Is Doing a Good Job But…

Posted on December 12, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

…regarding Social Security, I think she needs to change her tune a little. Sen. Warren (boldface mine): Last week, the president and vice-president of the centrist think-tank Third Way accused Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) of ignoring what they call Social … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Social Security | 4 Comments

The Fundamental Divide Within the Democratic Party

Posted on November 15, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Unlike many in punditocracy, I am far less sanguine about the Democrats’ prospects in 2016. Why? Because, as Michael Lind notes, there is a fundamental, unresolved divide in the Democratic Party (boldface mine): Unlike the Roosevelt Democrats of the New … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Democrats, Social Security, Unions | 5 Comments

What Chained CPI Really Means

Posted on November 9, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Yves Smith (boldface mine): To put it more bluntly, no one is willing to talk about the fact that Social Security and Medicare cuts equal having old people die faster and that the proposals to do that are indirect and … Continue reading →

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Social Security and the CPI Cuts: A Solution to a Bogus Non-Crisis

Posted on October 28, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Very few scientists or science writers are so wealthy that they can ignore what happens to Social Security, so you might want to read this. Once again, despite its immense unpopularity, our political betters including some Democrats and the Obama … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Fucking Morons, Social Security | 3 Comments

Social Security and Medicare Are DOOMED! Or Maybe Not

Posted on June 6, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees reports were released. As many have noted, the two funds are predicted to have pay out more than their dedicated taxes raise in about two decades. Same as it ever was. Regular … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Healthcare, Social Security | 1 Comment

Almost Two-Thirds of Your 401(k) Will Wind Up in Wall Street’s Pockets

Posted on May 23, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

We’ve discussed many times before how the 401(k) retirement system is a scam, but, if you don’t believe me, how about some basic arithmetic for ya–it’s the ‘management fees’ that fleece you (boldface mine): Pull up a compounding calculator on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Social Security | 6 Comments

I Would Like to Thank Obsessive Republicans for Saving Social Security From Obama

Posted on May 14, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. Then it winds up on TMZ. Or something. With whispers of impeachment in the air, things are starting to resemble the Clinton era a little bit. What many forgot (or never … Continue reading →

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The Grand Bargain Betrayal: Obama Lied to Rank-and-File Democrats on a Core Issue

Posted on April 8, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m not naive about politicians. They will typically attempt to have their cake and eat it too on most issues. They will make ‘committed non-committals’ to leave themselves to maneuver. But a cardinal rule of politics is that when you … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Social Security | 3 Comments