Truth in the Elections

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Where does your state government or U.S. representative candidate stand? Here are two key questions to ask:

What are you going to do about unfunded liabilities like pensions? What are you going to do about the more than $74 trillion dollar debt that has already been accumulated?

With what money will you use to pay for the programs you're proposing?

You can click here for more--or submit your own questions to us!

News

Americans Beginning to Save Again
7/27/2010
In this decidely partisan article on China there are two nuggets. First, the observation that the American savings rate has recovered to about half its long term average. Second, the government's deficit spending is nearly $10 per working hour.

Is Everything OK in OK?
7/25/2010
Teachers have somethng to worry about in Oklahoma--their pensions. Sheila Weinberg and the IFTA have recently analyzed OK and found some conflicts in the funds' valuations.

Pete Peterson's Prescription
7/24/2010
The founder of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, oft quoted here, gives is view on the US debt situation.

BLOG

Is Debt 60% of GDP or 90%? Who's Right?
7/26/2010
Pete Peterson and others are saying that our debt to GDP is 60%. Others say the ratio is 90% to 100%. Neither one is right.

Privatization of Social Security is and is not a Drain
7/4/2010
The government takes less money in now, but may save money in the long run.

Oh where, oh where is the Social Security Trustees' Report
7/2/2010
How can the country operate without knowing the amount of the huge liabilities associated with these programs?