Category Archives: entitlements

>Federal Budget Deficits

Posted on February 27, 2009 by perkinsms

> I don’t have much time to post today, but I would just like to note that based on the graphic on the front cover of The Washington Post, the Federal taxes we pay in 2010 will only pay for … Continue reading →

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>Stimulus with our children’s money

Posted on February 14, 2009 by perkinsms

> Writer Jeff Johnson has an interesting and funny proposal for stimulating the economy in the New York Times.  It’s funny because it’s mostly true, we are stimulating the economy by borrowing from our children.

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>Principles of the Social Security Program

Posted on December 3, 2008 by perkinsms

> Andrew Biggs, my favorite blog for the conservative side of thinking about Social Security, linked to an informative piece by the Social Security Administration about the principles of the Social Security Program.  It’s worth a read.  In summary, the … Continue reading →

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>Social Security Tricks

Posted on September 3, 2008 by perkinsms

>Kiplinger’s magazine, to which I subscribe, is not always useful since it seems to concentrate on stock tips, and I rarely buy common stocks. Recently, they have run a series of articles that are aggravating and infuriating to me, because … Continue reading →

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>"Don’t Tax You, Don’t Tax Me, Tax the Fellow Behind the Tree"

Posted on July 22, 2008 by perkinsms

>This paper by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation is better written than I could state, but it’s an idea that I’ve been rolling around in my head for two years. Back when my parents were young, the US Government decided … Continue reading →

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>Social Security – Progressivity vs. Generosity

Posted on July 13, 2008 by perkinsms

>Returning to the mission statement of Infosnack Headquarters (to find and present interesting pieces of information I find…), I give you an interesting comparison of various old-age pension systems in industrialized countries around the world. There’s a strong inverse correlation … Continue reading →

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>GAO on health care

Posted on June 17, 2008 by perkinsms

>The GAO has an interesting report on the long-term effects of spending on health care. Health care is the basic conundrum behind the long-term entitlement spending problem. Social Security is not really that big a problem. It’s about 1.7% of … Continue reading →

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>Create your own federal budget

Posted on May 28, 2008 by perkinsms

>From American Public Media (Producers of Marketplace), here’s the interactive game, “Budget Hero”. This game has great production values, presents the information clearly, allows you to set priorities and gives good feedback on the results. My draconian plan to cut … Continue reading →

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>Proposal on Entitlement Spending Reform

Posted on May 23, 2008 by perkinsms

>I have to hand it to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), his American Roadmap may be the first proposal from a sitting politician that would functionally fix the problem of entitlement spending growth. In my opinion, however, it fixes the problem … Continue reading →

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>You like reading 27-page tax policy testimony?

Posted on May 15, 2008 by perkinsms

>If you’re like me, there’s nothing more relaxing than chilling in front of the LCD with a cold beer and reading 27 pages of congressional testimony about tax policy. Awww yeah. He proposes massive simplification of the income tax code, … Continue reading →

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