Thursday, March 10, 2005

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.


(hat tip: TechCentralStation)

1 comment:

  1. Your top link is broken, AARP Says Social Security Needs "Moderate" Changes

    Just thought you would like to know, and keep up the good work (by the way, you are in my Blogroll, and I would appriciate it if you did the same for me.)

    -eric Revolutionary

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