Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds voted against helping sick veterans yesterday, so they probably won’t support helping senior citizens weather inflation, either. The 8%+…
Tag: Social Security
Winegar: Keep Social Security Solvent by Lifting Maximum Earnings Tax Cap
Published 2019-04-24
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
The latest estimate from Social Security trustees says our public old-age subsidy will spend its trust fund down to zero by 2035. That won’t shut…
Gillibrand: Immigration Good for Social Security. Republicans: Closing Border Bad for Economy
Published 2019-04-02
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Moving up one notch in my big 2020 pick is Senator and Presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand, who recognizes that immigration can save Social Security and…
Johnson Discusses “Dusty’s Dozen”, Says No Farm Bill This Year
Published 2018-04-25
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
U.S. House candidate Dusty Johnson is visiting Aberdeen today. He started the day campaigning at the Airport Café. The Mitchell Republican sat down to talk…
Thune, Rounds Vote for Oil Reserve Sale and Social Security Disability Reform
Published 2015-11-04
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Some days (i.e., days that end in -y) I can’t figure Gordon Howie out. This morning the arch-conservative is on the Intertubes berating Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds for…
Cut Government Spending, Send South Dakota into Recession
Published 2015-10-25
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Who wants less government? And who wants to cause a recession? Farm and Food columnist Alan Guebert discusses the impact of a 10% cut in federal spending…
SD Minimum-Wagers Get Nickel Raise in 2016; Still No Sign Voters Hurt State Job Creation
Published 2015-10-15
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
The near-zero change in the Consumer Price Index, thanks largely to the collapse of energy prices, means no cost-of-living increase in Social Security checks in 2016. The 0.2% CPI…