This president gave this speech off the cuff, with no prepared remarks. He left the White House, went to Capitol Hill, walked into a room where the Democratic caucus had assembled, and gave this speech, which reduced me to a pile of tears. Call me a sentimental fool, but I stand with John Amussen on [...]
1949 Fast forward our HCR time machine to 1949. World War II is in the past, a new decade is just beyond, the first Social Security benefits are being paid to retired workers, and the future looks bright. Well, it looks bright for some, anyway. For others, not so much. President Truman has sent a [...]
I’ve been entertaining myself with a walk down memory lane on the legislative history of Social Security and Medicare for a few days. The more I read, the more familiar it all sounded. It’s a little like seeing bellbottoms and skinny jeans come back into style: fundamentally the same with small tweaks. By looking at [...]
