Social Security May Not Make It Another Four Years
The problem with the long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare is that the problems have always been long-term problems....
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While Finally Promising To Pass A Budget, Democrats Aim Tax Hikes At Energy Industry
Senate Democrats, who apparently think budgeting is like inaugurating presidents in that it's only to happen every four years, have...
Guest Post: Avoid Your Personal Fiscal Cliff
How will you avoid falling over your own “Fiscal Cliff” in the New Year? In this economy, nobody can make...
Heidi Heitkamp: Don't Tie Spending Cuts To Debt Ceilling
Senator Heidi Heitkamp is quick to name as her mentor the man she replaced in the Senate, Kent Conrad. That...
Americans May Be Getting An Idea For What Social Security Really Costs Them
"For the first time in two decades, we raised taxes on the wealthiest 2% of Americans in a bipartisan way,...
Kent Conrad Will Earn $20,000 – $50,000 On Public Speaking Tour
The headline says Conrad will earn something in that price range for public speaking gigs now that his Senate career...
Obamacare Means Less Hiring In 2013
Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act as it is officially known, has been held up by its supporters as a...
Fiscal Cliff Deal Contained $12 Billion For Continuing Wind Subsidies
You wouldn't think that a bill which was supposedly about fixing the nation's fiscal problems would be porked up with...
Interview: Former Congressman Rick Berg Talks Fiscal Cliff, His Senate Race Loss And His Future In ND
"At the end of a legislative session, if you ask people if they're going to run for the legislature again...
"Deficit Hawk" Ends His Career Voting For Bigger Deficits
Two members of North Dakota's congressional delegation ended their tenures in Washington DC this week. I wrote about Rep. Rick...
