Apr 29 Watch On 100th Day In Office, Obama Fields Questions At Town Hall Meeting in St. Louis President Obama fielded questions from a group in St. Louis at a town hall meeting Wednesday, which marked his 100th day in office. Continue watching
Mar 02 Why Don’t We Offer Earlier Retirement Incentives to Open Up Jobs for the Unemployed? Question/Comment: Someone must have already considered this idea for the economic stimulus, but I haven’t heard anything about it: Why don’t we offer earlier retirement incentives for people still working at retirement age because they want to get their maximum… Continue reading
Jan 21 How Do You See Medicare and Social Security Being Changed to Accommodate Future Generations? By Business Desk Question/Comment: What is the future of Social Security and Medicare in the next 20-years and how do you see it being changed to accommodate future generations? Paul Solman: Medicare is a much bigger problem than Social Security. I think Medicare… Continue reading
Jan 13 Can We Really Compare Today’s Unemployment Numbers With Those During the Great Depresssion? Question/Comment: After the rebroadcast of your interview with Robert Solow I had a discussion with my daughter, who is a high school junior. She noted that Solow mentioned the unemployment rate in the Great Depression was 25 to 30… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch At a Presidency’s End, Reflections on the Bush Legacy President George W. Bush gave his final press conference Monday, admitting to some mistakes while defending his actions on national security and the economy. Analysts look back on Mr. Bush's eight years in office. Continue watching
Jan 08 Obama Makes Case for Economic Stimulus By Admin, PBS News Hour President-elect Barack Obama made his case for a large-scale economic stimulus plan in a speech Thursday morning. Mr. Obama warned the recession could "linger for years" unless Congress pumps unprecedented sums into the weakened economy. Continue reading
Jan 05 What is the Economic Impact of Military Spending? Question/Comment: I would like to know the impact of military spending on our economy. It seems like it’s a pretty hefty percentage of the annual budget, almost equal to that spent on Social Security; more than is spent on Medicare. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Stock Market Swings Fuel Rethinking of Retirement Plans U.S. stocks plunged again Thursday to five-year lows, fueling new concerns of retirement savings and 401(k) plans. Economic analysts mull the risks of stock market investment and challenges to saving for retirement. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch McCain Fights for Ohio as Obama Returns to Iowa, Ind. Sen. John McCain spent a second consecutive day in Ohio Friday talking about his economic plans as Sen. Barack Obama swept through Iowa and Indiana clarifying his own tax plan. Ray Suarez has the latest from the campaign trail. Continue watching
Apr 25 Medicare’s trust fund to run out by 2019? Then what? Question/Comment: Typically the Paul Solman features on the NewsHour are always among the show's most trenchant and perceptive. That is why I have been hoping that you could do a feature explaining the present financial situation of the Medicare Program. Continue reading