Social Security funding hinges on payroll tax reform
The piece argues that both major candidates assume a future surplus to fund Social Security. It warns that by 2037 surpluses dry up as 76 million baby boomers retire, lowering the worker to retiree ratio. It proposes raising or removing the payroll tax ceiling as the clearest path to solvency despite political unacceptability.
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Congress
Social Security
George W. Bush
GOP
al Gore
Vickery letter shows conservative attempts to rewrite history
Doug Walker responds to State Rep. Gene Vickery claiming conservatives distort the past. He recounts highway plan votes, noting 1989 plan raised taxes with few local highways, and charges Sen. Tyson and Vickery of misrepresenting roles in the newer plan. Walker argues Tyson faced a pledge conflict and failed to lead, urging clear positions.
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Gene Vickery
Rep. Vickery
Osawatomie
Jene Vickery
Jene
Senate
Jim Allen
KDOT
Bob Tyson
Senate Transportation Committee
Sen
Tyson
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Kansas Taxpayers Network
Sen. Tyson
Topeka
Doug Walker
KU Ranking Debate Mirrors AP Politics and Higher Ed
An essay contrasts the AP Top 25 polling with U S News rankings, centered on KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway who aims to halt a slide by pursuing a $1 billion plan to boost salaries and facilities. It warns of liberal arts neglect, corporate influence, and a push for more funding as Kansas weighs higher education reform.
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Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Penn State
Pitt
East Coast
Woody Hayes
Ohio State
Syracuse
Papa Joe
Joe Paterno
University of Kansas
Robert Hemenway
U.S. News and World Report
Horrors
Hemenway
Tion
Biology
Kansas
America
Franklin Murphy
George Docking
Regents System
Socrates
Jane Austen
Campaign rhetoric and moral divides in 1990s election
A critical tirade argues voters misjudge good and evil amid Clinton Gore politics. It attacks Gore as leftist, hypocritical, and aligned with Hollywood finance, claiming tax policies punish success and warnings on corruption mark the era. It ends by mocking belief that big donors understand their purchases.
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Clinton-Gore
Lincoln
Wilson
al Gore
Mr. Gore
Gore
George W. Bush
Bush
Hollywood
New York
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Walter Rubal
Jubsl
Veron J. Brown
Vam
Kathy Miler
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Ontawahereld.com
Ken Kistner
Tim Millburn
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