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January 22, 2019

Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries

Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 22, 2019

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The Surprising Problem With End-of-Life Spending

Although end-of-life Medicare spending accounts for a relatively large slice of its budget, it's tough to cut for a reason that none of us would expect.

December 30, 2018

Weekly Economic News Roundup and NASA shutdown

Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 30, 2018

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All You Need to Know About a NASA Shutdown

A look at the NASA shutdown reveals the massive human cost and the programs that are affected when an agency is suddenly unfunded.

December 12, 2018

Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending

Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 12, 2018

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What a Government Shutdown Does to Each of Us

A government shutdown is again in the news. The key date is December 21. If federal agencies without funding do not get their money by then, […]

December 4, 2018

Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 4, 2018

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Why We Might Have Another Partial Government Shutdown

To see why another partial government shutdown is a possibility, we can look at the Congress's continuing resolutions (CRs).

September 28, 2018

Published by Elaine Schwartz at September 28, 2018

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Six Facts We Need to Know About the Federal Budget

The six facts that we need to know about the federal budget include spending, taxes, borrowing, and where we could wind up.

August 9, 2018

weekly economic roundup and pension income systems

Published by Elaine Schwartz at August 9, 2018

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Six More Facts We Need To Know About Social Security

Although Social Security solvency has not been in the headlines, it remains a massive challenge that we need to understand.

June 5, 2018

Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 5, 2018

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Why We Should Apologize to the IRS

Including more people saying, "Where's my refund?" the number of IRS problems has been increasing while its budget has been shrinking.

February 18, 2018

Weekly economic news roundup and the census

Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 18, 2018

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What Census Takers Can Learn From Birdwatchers

Thinking of the 2020 decennial census and a bird count on a South Australian beach, we can cite similar concerns about accuracy and well being.

February 15, 2018

Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 15, 2018

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Six Facts We Need to Know About Social Security

To begin to understand the biggest slice of the federal spending pie, we should start with six need-to-know Social Security facts.

January 21, 2018

Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 21, 2018

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Everything You Might Not Know About Government Shutdowns

While a government shutdown could just be called cutback because of an appropriations gap, a closer look reveals a fascinating host of issues and costs.

January 18, 2018

Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 18, 2018

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Government Shutdown Basics

If the Congress does not replace tomorrow's expired continuing resolution with a temporary spending replacement, we will have another government shutdown.

April 3, 2017

Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 3, 2017

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Understanding the Big Numbers in the Federal Budget

Judging the Trump blueprint for the federal budget, we need to figure out how to compare trillion dollar totals to billion dollar proposals.