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(Archived document, may contain errors) 249 February 25, 1983 FOR $188 BILLION O NLY A BAND-AID FOR SOCIAL SECURITY INTRODUCTION The Social Security system is in serious trouble. It is losing $20,000 a minute and, without corrective action, will be unable to meet its benefit obligations by July 19 83. But instead of offering a way to revitalize the ailing program, the National Commission on Social Security Reform has prescribed a bigger dose of the same medicine that has weakened the system for decades..
As many as 35 million Americans currently lack any private health insurance coverage yet are ineligible for government health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, or veterans' benefits.
(Archived document, may contain errors) 222 October 22, 1982 UNEMPLOYMENT WHAT'S TO BLAME I INTRODUCTION Unemployment in September mounted to 10.1 percent, the highest level since 19 41. The fundamental reason for this surge in unemployment is the economy's lack of growth. With over 11 million jobless workers, many Americans are tempted to look to the government for solutions. Yet, it is precisely because of the legacy of decades of government intervention in the market place that the U.S suffers from its current ec onomic malaise.