Dire Medicare news fuels fight; Money expected to dry up in 8 years

Spurring new demands to overhaul the nation's health-care system, Medicare trustees announced Tuesday that the program's biggest fund for serving the elderly would run out of money in eight years. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 13, 2009 - 9:18 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - May 13, 2009 - 9:23 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - May. 13, 2009

Fact challenged and biased. Putting this on the front page and featuring statements by republicans opposed to social programs shows the paper injecting political bile into their newspaper journalism.

Minor balance restoration is attempted by late inclusion of statements of others, but the tone is set.

The Social Security Trust Fund is expected to run out of money in 2037, according to the trustees’ report. More »

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