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April 12, 2005
Galveston, Oh Galveston!
It’s rather curious that the Social Security debate has come this far without President Bush pointing out that employees of three Texas counties replaced Social Security with personal retirement accounts nearly 25 years ago.
April 5, 2005
Refusing to Learn from History,
Democrats and their allies are pulling out all the stops in their efforts to derail President Bush’s plan to make private retirement accounts a part of the Social Security system.
March 29, 2005
When Cesspools Become Hot Tubs
If you had to state the difference between the two political parties, you might be tempted to say Democrats favor more spending, Republicans favor limits on spending.
March 22, 2005
Undermining the Culture of Dependence
You’ve no doubt seen the headlines about President Bush’s efforts to make private investment accounts a part of the Social Security System.
March 15, 2005
‘Won't Come Back from Dead Man’s Curve.’
Just around the Templeton Curve can be found the best argument for reforming Social Security now.
March 8, 2005
What Has Medicare to Do with Social Security?
President Bush is reportedly having trouble selling his plan for Social Security reform in Washington.
March 1, 2005
Max Tax or Taxed to the Max
Tired of going through the agony of income tax season? Consider the alternative maximum tax, or “max tax.
February 15, 2005
What Would Teddy Roosevelt Say?
A congressional committee is considering extending a tax that was created to pay for the Spanish-American War to all Internet and data connections.