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Tips for Dealing With the Social Security Administration Jan. 08, 2020
Near the end of last year, I wrote a couple of columns in which readers complained about the service... Read More
Social Security Update for 2020 Dec. 25, 2019
It has been my custom for most of the past 23 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
The Great Deal-Maker Says Canada Should Deal on Our Drug Prices Dec. 24, 2019
Heavens, no. We don't want the U.S. government to negotiate drug prices for Americans. That would be... Read More
For What It's Worth Dec. 16, 2019
I'm a 62-year-old man who, by being cheap for 30 years of his life, managed to save some money. A lo... Read More
The Forgotten Debt Dec. 11, 2019
Congress and the media obsess endlessly over whether President Donald Trump should be impeached. Bo... Read More
How Crazy Is Warren's Health Care Plan? Nov. 14, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wants "Medicare for All," as does Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., her se... Read More
The Great Missing Topic Nov. 08, 2019
We don't care. You can check Pew or Gallup or any other polling company. We are running deficits tha... Read More
Will 'Sexist' White Males Derail Warren? Nov. 08, 2019
After celebrating Tuesday's takeover of Virginia's legislature and the Kentucky governorship, the li... Read More
Mailbag Miscellany Nov. 06, 2019
I usually like to have a theme to my columns. In other words, I will generally just cover one topic ... Read More
Elizabeth Warren's Health Care Pickle Oct. 25, 2019
From the beginning, the 2020 Democratic race has been a different kind of contest. Candidates aren't... Read More
A Little Good News (Maybe) in the Culture War Oct. 02, 2019
Last week brought some good news — or what should have been good news — regarding one of... Read More
Mandatory Medicare Will Doom the Democrats Sep. 20, 2019
Medicare is the new third rail of American politics, but the Democrats running for president don't g... Read More
Why Would We Trust Plutocrats to Save Us From Plutocracy? Sep. 11, 2019
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a loud-talking huckster who visited his home: "The ... Read More
Here's the Real Deal on 'Medicare for All' Sep. 04, 2019
What do we want our health care system to do? Care for our health! Yours, mine, our families', our c... Read More
A Truly Populist Social Security Reform Aug. 22, 2019
The U.S. government's debt — that is, our and our children's debt as taxpayers — is grow... Read More
Medicare Fraud Aug. 05, 2019
Q: This year, I've been surrounded by requests for my DNA to do genetic testing for Medicare. I rece... Read More
What If You Like Your Private Insurance? Aug. 01, 2019
About 138 million Americans voted in the last presidential election. Almost 220 million have private... Read More
Beware of the Pitfalls of Single-Payer Plans Aug. 01, 2019
Bernie Sanders has repeatedly touted his "Medicare for All" plan as better than what we have now. He... Read More
Ownership, Not Government Spending, Will Shrink Wealth Gap Jul. 31, 2019
With the next round of Democratic presidential candidate debates upon us, we will surely hear more a... Read More
King of Debt Jul. 31, 2019
Donald J. Trump once called himself the "King of Debt." Unfortunately, he's living up to that title ... Read More
