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Social Security is Turning 80 August 14th marks the 80th anniversary of the signing of the Social Security Act by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935. The program has done much to alleviate poverty among the elderly. Unfortunately, the system itself is showing its age. The Old Age and Survivors Insurance program (OASI, retirement benefits) is […]
by Nilsa Alvarez| Philos Project Most people think of the West Bank (what Jews call Judea and Samaria) in terms of politics and turmoil. But I experienced a very different side of the West Bank during my recent visit to Israel, one that left me impressed with Israelis’ respect for their ancient traditions – and their production […]
It will begin as the marketplace reasserts its control in the bond market, and interest rates begin to climb in defiance of the Fed’s massive rate suppression over the past decade. China and the world’s buyers of U.S. Treasuries are not going to continue ponying up in the Treasury auctions like they have been doing […]