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Social Security Cuts? Puhlease…Say It Isn’t So!

By Jo-Anne | Published: April 8, 2013

Oh no….can it be? President Barack Obama’s federal budget proposal includes a concept that should send shivers up and down our spines. Included in the budget is a proposal for a Social Security chained consumer price index (chained CPI) to guide annual increases. Essentially, what this means is that Social Security checks would increase by [...]

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The Federal Budget and Debt – Oh Boy!

By Jo-Anne | Published: March 12, 2011

The US Treasury Department is estimating that the government will hit its $14.3 trillion ceiling (yes, that’s a “t” for trillion) sometime soon – most likely between April 15 and the end of May. A few in Washington are talking about raising the debt ceiling – but most (on both sides of the table) are [...]

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Alzheimer’s, The Puzzle

By Jo-Anne | Published: October 24, 2010

The October 25, 2010 issue of Time Magazine ran a thought-provoking cover story by Alice Park entitled “Alzheimer’s Unlocked.” No, the cure has not yet been found. And no, there still is no 100% definitive method of diagnosing the disease – until after death. In fact, recent experimentation and study has led, in some cases, [...]

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