Budget Breakdown for Seniors
Monday, February 1st, 2010Policy analysts all over town are pouring over the President’s budget searching for answers about funding levels for their issues and programs. What’s up, what down? The President summed up the budget challenges this morning… Of course, seniors want to know about Social Security and Medicare. Here is what the White House has [...]
Budget Blueprint and Seniors
Thursday, February 26th, 2009President Obama’s Budget is now available online. There was a good bit of early discussion this morning based on background briefings provided by the White House last night. ABC had an early summary of the Medicare related provisions included in the HHS portion of the budget. The 10 year savings (detailed in Summary Table S-6) are: $8.1 billion [...]
Obama Address and Economic Recovery
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Watching the President tonight, I couldn’t help but think about the millions of Americans who were also watching and hoping to hear something, anything which will calm their fears about the economic crisis they are living each day. This is especially true for America’s seniors living on fixed incomes, who’ve seen their retirement savings evaporate, [...]