The organization that claims to champion deficit reduction actually wants to cut your Social Security.
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Republicans Say It Aloud: They Want to Raise the Retirement Age
Today on TAP: The vast majority of House GOPniks tell Americans that if they want Social Security, they need to work longer.
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Democrats Could Score Big by Blocking This Revolver
Demetrios Kouzoukas’s nomination battle offers the perfect opportunity for Democrats to prove themselves to voters.
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Fake Generational Warfare
Today on TAP: A guide to the latest efforts to undermine trust in Social Security
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Debunking the Latest Attack on Social Security
Warmed-over arguments claim that the old have it too good at the expense of the young. But the real division in America isn’t generation—it’s class.
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Biden Has the Right Idea About the Freedom Caucus
The White House says there should be no negotiating over an oncoming government shutdown.
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The Plutocratic Policies of No Labels
Today on TAP: Cutting Social Security, nixing increases to family benefits, No Labels’ economics are old-school Republican.
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The Education Myth
Professor Jon Shelton explains why education doesn’t fix inequality.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Case for a Banking Public Option
Every individual and business should get the same Federal Reserve account benefits that banks enjoy.
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Critical Tests for the Biden Administration’s New Team
If the new chief of staff and National Economic Council Director want to prove that they aren’t diverting the administration back to a neoliberal footing, here are a few options.