Jamie Hall
Policy Fellow, Social Security Works
1825 K St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006
www.strengthensocialsecurity.org
Office: (202) 587-6197
Washington Post
In debt talks, Obama offers Social Security cuts
Lori Montgomery
July 6, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
New York Times
Obama to push for wider deal with GOP on deficit cuts
Carl Hulse & Mark Landler
July 6, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/...
Huffington Post
Obama aide on Social Security cut story: it “Overshoots the runway”
Sam Stein
July 7, 2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Lots more in extended.
tNEWS
Pew Research
Public wants changes in entitlements, not changes in benefits: Views of Social Security
Staff Writer
July 7, 2011
http://people-press.org/...
Pew Research
Public wants changes in entitlements, not changes in benefits: Entitlements v. Deficit reduction
Staff Writer
July 7, 2011
http://people-press.org/...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Lawmakers visit White House for budget talks
Andrew Taylor & Jim Kuhnhenn
July 7, 2011
http://www.seattlepi.com/...
The Hill
Obama move on Social Security puts him at odds with Dem leaders Reid, Pelosi
Bob Cusack
July 7, 2011
http://thehill.com/...
USA Today
Obama: ‘Everything is on the table’ (including entitlements)
David Jackson
July 7, 2011
http://content.usatoday.com/...
Government Executive
Social Security changes are on the table in debt talks
Major Garrett
July 7, 2011
http://www.govexec.com/...
MSNBC
Obama agenda: is Social Security on the table?
Staff Writer
July 7, 2011
http://news.firedoglake.com/...
TPMDC
The big break? Taxes remain major unknown in potential grand deficit bargain
Brian Beutler
July 7, 2011
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...
New York Magazine
Obama puts Social Security and Medicare cuts on the table
Noreen Malone
July 7, 2011
http://nymag.com/...
CBS News
Obama proposes cuts to Social Security
Corbett Daly
July 7, 2011
http://www.cbsnews.com/...
Politico
Obama deficit deal stance gets bolder
David Rogers
July 7, 2011
http://www.politico.com/...
Bloomberg
Proposed tax code inflation change would raise $59.6 billion
Steven Sloan and Richard Rubin
July 6, 2011
http://www.bloomberg.com/...
The Town Talk
COLA change would cut government retiree benefits
Rick Maze
July 6, 2011
http://www.thetowntalk.com/...
OP-ED:
Business Insider
Finally, someone is talking sense on our huge debt and deficit problem—President Obama
Henry Blodget
July 7, 2011
http://www.businessinsider.com/...
Mondaq
Social Security is in the red--$5.4 T Trust Fund surplus has been spent
David Morse
July 7, 2011
http://www.mondaq.com/...
Mother Jones
Obama ready to go big on budget deal?
Kevin Drum
July 6, 2011
http://motherjones.com/...
Time
Liberals fear Obama is bungling debt talks
Michael Crowley
July 6, 2011
http://swampland.time.com/...
BLOGS
Americablog
Obama put Social Security and Medicare on the table. Will Hill Dems go along?
Joe Sudbay
July 7, 2011
http://www.americablog.com/...
Firedoglake
Going big: Obama reportedly seeking $4T deal, major entitlement cuts, tax changes
David Dayen
July 7, 2011
http://news.firedoglake.com/...
Daily Kos
Killing the zombie lie that ‘we’re all living longer’
Joan McCarter
July 6, 2011
http://www.dailykos.com/...
The Hill
Study: CPI change would net $60 billion
Bernie Becker
July 6, 2011
http://thehill.com/...
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Jamie Hall
Policy Fellow, Social Security Works
1825 K St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006
www.strengthensocialsecurity.org
Office: (202) 587-6197