President Bill Clinton has proposed that the federal governmentreceive unprecedented power to invest more than $650 billion in the stock market over the next 15 years.
COMMENTARY: Whether to expand or cut benefits is a question of values, not affordability. Fortunately, as polarized as the nation is over many issues, polls reveal that Americans overwhelmingly agree
From the column: "Expanding Social Security’s modest benefits while requiring the wealthiest to pay more is a solution to not only the retirement income crisis and the economic squeeze on working families but also inequality."
Social Security is conservatively financed and managed. It has no borrowing authority and cannot spend itself into a deficit. To ensure that all benefits can be paid in full and