The Federal Government’s budget will be the highest in history, topping $3.8 trillion, while the deficit for this year is pegged at $1.6 trillion for the fiscal year starting in July, 2010. That’s a long way from where these numbers were 50 years ago when most pre-boomers were in the workforce, or would be soon. [...]
Never before do I remember a special state election having so much national news coverage or offer the potential impact as the recent event in Massachusetts. Of course, it was to fill the vacant seat of one of the stalwart US Senators – one held by him and his brother for 50 a half-century. It [...]
A recent study conducted on behalf of The Independent Women’s Forum disclosed that health care was one of many economic concerns for American women. Only 16 percent said it was the top issue facing Congress and just over half the respondents placed health care among the leading three. Yet the people in Washington have placed [...]
