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  • How Can Social Security be Fixed?

    January 5th, 2008 miwilliams Posted in by Michael Williams No Comments »

    Recently, the Tribune ran a series on Social Security, examining some of the major problems the system faces as well as a few alternative solutions to ensuring a benefits system that’s viable in the long run. 

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    What’s wrong with Social Security?

    November 5th, 2007 miwilliams Posted in by Michael Williams 1 Comment »

    Recently, the Trib covered some of the fiscal problems that experts see facing Social Security today and in the future (http://www.ericksontribune.com/Home/TopStories/tabid/63/newsid404/5934/Whats-wrong-with-Social-Security/Default.aspx), and readers are weighing in on the issue.

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    Watchdog 1: Flying in the Dark

    September 26th, 2007 miwilliams Posted in by Michael Williams No Comments »

    The August 2007 edition of The Tribune led with a story about the federal government’s collection and usage of airline passengers’ personal data for terrorist watch lists (Flying in the Dark)

    http://www.ericksontribune.com/Home/TopStories/tabid/63/newsid404/5704/Flying-in-the-dark/Default.aspx

    The story highlighted serious flaws in the implementation of these lists and in the Department of Homeland Security’s and Transportation Security Agency’s information practices in compiling them.

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