Social Security's Racial Equity Debated
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Does Social Security cheat black Americans? Yes, President Bush insisted last week. But some Social Security experts say the answer is clearly "no."
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For at least the fourth time this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has touched the electrified third rail of American politics &#151; Social Security.
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President Bush launched his plan to  revamp Social Security with a push to convince the public and  Congress that it faces a crisis, even though supporters of the  government-run retirement program say he is exaggerating its  financial problems.
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Black people in the United States are far more likely than whites to die from strokes, diabetes and other diseases, according to a federal study that shows wide racial disparities persist in health care.
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Social Security taxes will have to rise by half if lawmakers don't revamp the giant program, President Bush's budget chief said Friday as the administration sought support for its overhaul plans.
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President Bush is confronting a deep split within his own party over how to proceed on his plan for privatizing Social Security.
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Third in a series of occasional articles examining the economic and political stakes involved in the Bush administration's proposed overhaul of Social Security.
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Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), chairman of the House federal workforce subcommittee, is increasingly skeptical of pay-for-performance systems in the federal government. He's also a little frustrated.
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The President's Social Security reform plan is a big political risk, and both parties may not find a lot  to like about it
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John Kerry doesn't talk much about Social Security on the campaign trail, but he laid out some thoughts for a voter in Everett, Wash., who doubted that the government retirement program is really in trouble.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said in a report yesterday that Social Security is facing a $13.6 trillion shortfall in coming years and that delaying reforms is not fair to younger workers.
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The day is coming when the Social Security system won&#39;t be able to pay retired Americans, a nationally known economist warned Wednesday while visiting Decatur.
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Privatization of Social Security is in the wind. For weeks, the Bush administration has been filling the sky with trial balloons. Unfortunately, the proposals being floated do little to address the two fundamental flaws of Social Security.
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LISBON, Oct 6 (IPS) - The contributions of young immigrants from the  developing South hold out a solution for pension systems in the  European Union, where rapid population ageing is placing heavy  pressure on social security.
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The Social Security Administration is preparing a major public relations campaign to market the idea that Social Security faces dire financial problems requiring immediate action and private accounts.
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Young black people in the United States struggle to reconcile the rhetoric of a society that promises opportunity for all with the discrimination they often face, according to a survey published on Thursday.
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Is Social Security an important part of civilized society, or just another form of welfare?