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Time for change in the Social Security model

August 18, 2010

If a corporate executive reported to shareholders that the firm intentionally planned to operate with a negative cash flow for a period of 20 years or more, we could comment with some certainty that the shareholders would find this unacceptable.
Yet, that is what the federal government has announced it plans to do with one of [...]

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Global crisis, recovery, and the challenge of solvency

June 1, 2010

There are lessons to be learned from the sovereign debt issues that grew worse in recent weeks in Greece and other EU countries.
First, the investment environment is global and we all need to adapt.
And second, the United States must get its own fiscal house in order.
The Congressional Budget Office projected that our national debt will [...]

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Americans want Social Security reform

April 16, 2010

Speaking on April 14 at the Detroit Economic Club, Putnam CEO Robert L. Reynolds called for President Obama to create a bipartisan commission to come up with a plan to make Social Security solvent.
Reynolds cited a recent Putnam survey in which nearly 70% of respondents said they believe it is vital for politicians to act [...]

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