FACTCHECK.ORG and Social Security

Factcheck.org has articles up on Social Security:

AARP Says Social Security Needs "Moderate" Changes

03.08.2005

We explore just how "moderate" these reforms are, and what exactly they do to solve the system's long-term deficit.


False Attacks Over "Windfalls" to Wall Street

03.03.2005

We find that brokers netted only 16 cents in fees to manage a $10,000 retirement account under the federal retirement system on which Bush is modeling his private Social Security accounts.

Bush's State of the Union: Social Security "Bankruptcy?"

02.03.2005

That term could give the wrong idea. Bush also makes private accounts sound like a sure thing, which they are not.

MoveOn.org Social Security Ad

02.01.2005

Liberal group's ad falsely claims Bush plan would cut benefits 46 percent.

Does Social Security Really Face an $11 Trillion Deficit?

01.20.2005

Bush and Cheney say yes. But actuaries say the figure is "likely to mislead" the public on the system's true financial state.

Social Security Ads: Risk or Protection?

01.15.2005

Pro-Bush group's first TV ad states the problem correctly. But the AARP uses a misleading photo.


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