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...proves to be accurate, there is no need to privatize Social Security. As Democrats and some Republicans have consistently pointed out, a modest correction in the formula for Social Security can overcome the deficits predicted, without the need for drastic structural change. Slightly raising the payroll tax, raising the cap on taxable income above $90,000, raising the retirement age, progressively indexing benefits, or a combination of any these will assure the program’s solvency. If the “middle” projection proves true, and Social Security is the Titanic heading towards an iceberg, we suggest...
...there are other possible options to consider. First, people currently pay Social Security tax on only the first $90,000 of their income. We could restore the total wages taxed by Social Security to 90 percent of nationwide earnings (right now they are at 85 percent). If the cap is raised, perhaps phased in over a decade, to $140,000, it would lower the projected shortfall by some 43 percent. Second, we could diversify Social Security Trust Fund investments to get a higher return, which could fix about 15 percent of the problem. Reasonable steps such as these are enough...
Junior Cherie Piper retaliated on the Big Green’s behalf with just over two minutes left in the frame to bring the score to 5-2 and cap off a wild flurry of goal scoring. Piper’s slapper through traffic beat Horak inside the left post for the seventh goal in a shade under 18 minutes. The first period concluded with only 17 shots on goal, seven of which found their way past the goalies...
Guzman has taken advantage of the fact that community colleges--the democratic, blue-collar institutions of U.S. higher education in the 20th century--are trying on more upscale caps and gowns in the 21st. They're still a bargain; a year of tuition and fees at Miami Dade runs about $3,000. But more than a third of the 1,157 community colleges in the U.S. have developed some kind of honors program designed to attract higher-quality students and professors. As cash-strapped states cap enrollment at public universities--despite a rise in the number of 18-year-olds...
...limbs, dark hair and sparkling blue-green eyes. She's wearing the hip-girl wardrobe: designer jeans, a floaty blue top, and turquoise earrings that peek through her long hair. His shaggy hair and flowing beard are tinged with gray. He has tucked the curls partly under a knit cap, giving him the appearance of a trendy mad fisherman. His corduroy pants, tapering to his ankles, look either vintage '80s or just unfashionable--it's hard to tell. His sweatshirt sleeves are pulled up to his elbows to show off the intricate tattoo that covers his right forearm...