Mar 19 Watch Are Children Conceived After Father’s Death Entitled to Survivor’s Benefits? Are Children Conceived After Father's Death Entitled to Survivor's Benefits?… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Spitzer: Richest Americans Would Likely Still Work Facing 60% Tax Rate Spitzer: Richest Americans Would Likely Still Work Facing 60% Tax Rate… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Social Security Recipients to Get 3.6% Boost, but How Much Will it Help? Starting in January, 55 million Social Security recipients will get a 3.6 percent bump in benefits. Margret Warner discusses the cost-of-living adjustment, which is tied to inflation, with Robert Reischauer of the Urban Institute. Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch How Severe Are Problems With Social Security? Social Security checks go out on Wednesday to more than 52 million Americans, but the viability of the program has recently taken center stage in the GOP presidential nomination race. Ray Suarez discusses the economics of Social Security with David… Continue watching
Sep 26 Is the Conventional Wisdom on Social Security Correct? By Paul Solman From "Why Social Security?" (1937). Social Security Administration pamphlet explaining need for the new system in terms of the transition from rural to urban-industrial society. Illustration by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, photo via flickr user Tobias Higbie. Paul Solman answers… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Political Checklist: Obama Unveils Plan GOP Calls Class Warfare Gwen Ifill and David Chalian discuss Mr. Obama's deficit reduction plan. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Boehner: ‘Tax Increases Destroy Jobs’ Boehner: 'Tax Increases Destroy Jobs'… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Conrad: Any Debt Deal Would Resemble ‘Gang of 6’ Plan There were mixed signals out of Washington Thursday as to whether progress is being made over reaching a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before the Aug. 2 deadline. Judy Woodruff discusses the "Gang of Six" plan to reduce… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch President Obama: We Are Running Out of Time for a Debt Limit Deal President Obama spoke to reporters at the White House about ongoing debt limit talks. Continue watching
May 13 Watch Army Corps of Engineers Navigates Miss. River Spillways In other news Friday, some 25,000 people in Louisiana were on notice that their homes could be inundated if the Army Corps of Engineers opens the Morganza Spillway. Continue watching