The Reagan-O'Neill Myth of Bipartisan Social Security Reform

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Tuesday November 20, 2012 · 8:53 AM PST

2012/11/20 · 08:53

As far as 80s trends go, the resurgent popularity of Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill rivals that of skinny jeans and Members Only jackets. But were Reagan and O'Neill really as chummy as some people would have us believe?

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Foreground: President Ronald Reagan (seated) shares a laugh with House Speaker Tip O'Neill at the signing of the Social Security Reform Act of 1983. Alan Greespan and Sen. Bob Dole (R, KS) are among those pictured behind them. Source: Newsday.

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Thursday November 01, 2012 · 11:03 AM PDT

2012/11/01 · 11:03

At a time when the country is still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the storm has reaffirmed progressive principles that have been under attack in recent years. Sandy has, in fact, brought together a trifecta of progressive policy vindications: the dangers of climate silence, the importance of a strong and responsive federal government, and the necessity of collective bargaining rights for workers.

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Thursday February 16, 2012 · 8:20 AM PST

2012/02/16 · 08:20

Social Security Works spoke to several conservatives at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this past Friday, who were none too pleased to hear Mitt Romney he plans to cut Social Security and Medicare.

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Wednesday January 25, 2012 · 1:58 PM PST

2012/01/25 · 13:58

In the GOP response to President Obama’s state of the union address, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels argued that Social Security should be means-tested, rather than asking the rich to pay their fair share of taxes to the program. While this proposal may sound innocuous, in fact, means testing would save Social Security little money, erode its fundamental character, and cost it political support.

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Tuesday January 03, 2012 · 3:39 PM PST

2012/01/03 · 15:39

In the New York Times on Tuesday, David Brooks attributed Rick Santorum’s last-minute surge in the polls to the appeal of his family values platform with working-class whites. If Brooks is right, then those same voters should take a second look at Santorum’s position on Social Security, a program that represents the best of American family values.

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Saturday November 19, 2011 · 4:06 AM PST

2011/11/19 · 04:06

Days after the tents were ripped out of Zucotti Park in New York, hundreds of Americans brought the fight for the 99% to the nation’s capital on Thursday with a “Wake-Up Congress” rally calling for the Super Committee to support “Jobs, Not Cuts” to key social programs. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) fittingly called it “#OccupyThe SuperCommittee.”

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Friday November 18, 2011 · 8:01 AM PST

2011/11/18 · 08:01

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Tuesday November 15, 2011 · 8:45 AM PST

2011/11/15 · 08:45

A recent study reveals how rising income inequality is jeopardizing Social Security’s finances.

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Friday November 04, 2011 · 2:32 PM PDT

2011/11/04 · 14:32

During a National Nurses United (NNU)-sponsored march from Lafayette Square and the Treasury Department to the #OccupyDC encampment in McPherson Square on Thursday, I got the chance to talk to NNU member Tonya Moss, who came more than 1,000 miles to protest Wall Street’s outsize power over our political system.

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Thursday November 03, 2011 · 3:17 PM PDT

2011/11/03 · 15:17

A proposal to increase the Medicare eligibility age, which the Super Committee is considering, would drive up health care costs to the point where they would consume almost half of the Social Security check of a middle-class retiree, according to a new analysis by Social Security Works.

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Wednesday October 26, 2011 · 9:49 AM PDT

2011/10/26 · 09:49

A few weeks after calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” Rick Perry claims he has just the plan to save the program. That is nothing but a monstrous lie.

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Thursday September 22, 2011 · 6:12 AM PDT

2011/09/22 · 06:12

Senator Bernie Sanders' (I-VT), Keeping Our Social Security Promises Act, S.1558, “goes big” for the nation’s most important pension, life and disability insurance plan.

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