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	<title>Medicare and More &#187; social security</title>
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		<title>Medicare, Social Security, and Retirement Hell</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/03/19/medicare-co-pays-americans-heading-for-retirement-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Americans are headed for retirement hell because they have saved too little for their  &#8220;golden years&#8221;. This is the conclusion of LIMRA, which used to be called the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association. I read this in an article in the Hartford Courant that paints a bleak picture for 70% of Americans who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deficits and Debt: Why we&#8217;re in the mess we&#8217;re in.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/07/26/deficits-and-debt-why-were-in-the-mess-were-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare cuts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An article on Bloomberg.com summarized the financial mess we&#8217;re in very nicely and concisely. Interestingly, Medicare and Social Security are not mentioned as causes of the skyrocketing deficit and debt of the United States government. Below are excerpts from the Bloomberg article. The full article can be found here. The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, which lowered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security Cuts Coming Soon?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/02/21/social-security-cuts-coming-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have read many articles about Republican plans to cut Social Security, but I thought they would happen down the road, if at all.  It turns out that cuts to Social Security are in the works for this year &#8211; and they will affect people who are currently on Social Security. I was reading the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annuities vs Social Security</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/02/14/annuities-vs-social-security/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reform social security]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social security republicans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How does your Social Security account compare to investing your money in annuities? Here is an article from BankRate.com that includes a detailed financial analysis that puts Social Security investment in a positive light. Annuities vs. Social Security By Jennie L. Phipps · Bankrate.com Thursday, February 3, 2011 My right-brained, accountant husband stayed home yesterday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>78% of Americans Oppose Raising Social Security Retirement Age</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2010/07/16/78-of-americans-oppose-raising-social-security-retirement-age/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2010/07/16/78-of-americans-oppose-raising-social-security-retirement-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preserve social security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare has released a new poll  on Americans&#8217; views on Social Security, proposals for raising the retirement age, and cutting benefits. The national telephone poll, conducted June 24-June 30th by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, shows a growing disconnect between the average American’s economic priorities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Social Security and Medicare Be Cut?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2010/07/05/should-social-security-and-medicare-be-cut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has formed a Fiscal Committee to look at how to reduce the government deficit.  With Medicare, Social Security, and the Defense budgets totaling 75% of government spending, it looks like Medicare and Social Security are primary targets for deficit hawks.  The Fiscal Committee is scheduled to present its deficit reduction suggestions to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Social Security in Trouble?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2010/03/08/is-social-security-in-trouble/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2010/03/08/is-social-security-in-trouble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security benefits]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=96</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With payroll taxes down, I&#8217;ve read that Social Security will likely pay out more money than it takes in over the next two years.  Here is some interesting information I’ve found on Social Security: According to government figures, more than 2.7 million people began getting their Social Security benefits in 2009, up 20 percent from 2008. [...]]]></description>
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