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The Christian Science Monitor
June 5, 2006
Excerpt: Has this happened to you? You want to invest responsibly, but your employer's retirement plan only offers funds that don't screen out objectionable companies. Is there a solution? Rob Thomas, founder of Social(k) in Springfield, Mass., has one. Here are edited excerpts of his talk with the Monitor's Laurent Belsie:[.]
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The Christian Science Monitor
Oct. 19, 2004
Excerpt: Some experts believe that Social Security is simply too difficult a problem to discuss in the heat of a presidential campaign. The issue does not lend itself to quick description, and solving it will require painful trade-offs. The last big Social Security bailout, in 1983, was the result of hard work by a bipartisan commission - and even then it barely squeaked through.
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The Christian Science Monitor
June 16, 2005
Excerpt: While the vast majority of retirement plans are run responsibly, unethically using workers' retirement contributions to fund current expenses, ..., is still an all-too common occurrence. By far, the biggest perpetrator of such shenanigans is the US government. Unlike responsible plan administrators, which save all retirement contributions rather than spend them, the government immediately spends most of our Social Security contributions on current retirees.
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The Christian Science Monitor
June 13, 2011
[T]he national 'retirement age' of 65 has remained unchanged for 75 years, but the lifespan of the average American has gone up by 16 years.
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The Christian Science Monitor
Dec. 1, 2004
Excerpt: Mitt Romney wants to expand insurance coverage using incentives rather than government spending. Can it work? The Republican governor of one of the nation's most solidly Democratic states says he can succeed where others have failed: moving toward truly universal access to affordable health insurance. For Gov. Mitt Romney(R)of Massachusetts, it's a high-stakes gambit to resolve what has become a gut-level concern for millions of families nationwide in an era of rising healthcare[.]
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The Christian Science Monitor
June 13, 2006
Excerpt: In a new survey by TrueCareers, 80 percent of respondents say their employers encourage them to take time off. In 2004, less than half felt that way.
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The Christian Science Monitor
Nov. 18, 2004
Excerpt: But the major action will take place just over a year from now, when the drug-card program is replaced by a completely different drug benefit that takes effect Jan. 1, 2006. The program's biggest challenge isn't financial; it's bureaucratic. Medicare recipients must sign up for benefits. Critics doubt that vulnerable portions of society - the elderly, poor, and disabled - are up to the task of picking from a sophisticated array of options.
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The Christian Science Monitor
Mar. 5, 2003
Excerpt: The healthcare crisis, long a problem for the working poor, is now taking a tangible toll on middle-class Americans. Spiraling costs are forcing many companies to hike employee premiums so high that some can no longer afford them. And an increasing number of small and medium-sized companies are dropping insurance coverage altogether ...
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The Christian Science Monitor
Aug. 1, 2005
Excerpt: From the maintenance floor to the cockpit, American Airlines is daily scouring operations to increase efficiency and find even the smallest cost savings. It's paid off: Last week, the company announced its first profit in almost five years.
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The Christian Science Monitor
Mar. 29, 2005
Excerpt: Those drafting the Social Security bill wanted to redistribute income to ... destitute retirees. They succeeded. Today's seniors are relatively flush. Now, the income gap between the rich and poor in the United States has gotten wider again. A reformed Social Security could help readjust that balance.'
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