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Friday, 11 October 2013

Republicans Proposing Benefits Cuts

Posted on 10:16 by Unknown

    The Associated Press reports that House Republicans are proposing benefits cuts as a price for reopening the government. The article does not specify Social Security cuts but it's hard to imagine this proposal not including the chained CPI proposal to cut Social Security's Cost Of Living Adjustments (COLA).
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