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Medicare’s Demise is Not Imminent, But Health Care Costs are Rising Unsustainably
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Medicare’s Demise is Not Imminent, But Health Care Costs are Rising Unsustainably

The trustees of the Medicare and Social Security trust funds released their annual report and the news was not good because shortfalls will come in eight years. However, it can be fixed because the main…

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How Dismantling an Obscure Tax Created an American Aristocracy
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How Dismantling an Obscure Tax Created an American Aristocracy

Republicans’ decades-long efforts to gut the estate tax is creating a permanent ultra-rich class, and undermining the government’s ability to pay for popular programs like Social Security and Medicare Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…

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Significant Poverty in the UK Triggers Investigation by Human Rights Expert (1/2)
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Significant Poverty in the UK Triggers Investigation by Human Rights Expert (1/2)

Poverty and destitution in the UK, even among those employed, and harsh government policy ‘solutions’ like punitive ‘job centers’ hit the most vulnerable hardest, including women and people with disabilities, explains UN Special Rapporteur, Philip…

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UK Poverty Is the Consequence of Ideological Policy Choices of the Government (2/2)
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UK Poverty Is the Consequence of Ideological Policy Choices of the Government (2/2)

The British model since 2010, based on ‘austerity’ can be seen as a transfer of resources from the poor to the relatively wealthy, explains UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty & Human Rights, Philip Alston…

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What Future for the UK with One-Third of Children in Poverty?
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What Future for the UK with One-Third of Children in Poverty?

Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur, says the alarming rise of poverty in the UK is deliberate–and so too in the US Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…

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Biden or Sanders: Who Is More ‘Electable’?
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Biden or Sanders: Who Is More ‘Electable’?

Corporate media and corporate Democrats say Sanders is less electable because of his supposed “radical” views. But is this true? And what about Biden’s electability, given his past support for neoliberal policies? Director/Video Editor: Cameron…

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Social Security benefits to rise 3.2% in 2024 after 8.7% hike for 2023
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Social Security benefits to rise 3.2% in 2024 after 8.7% hike for 2023

The Social Security Administration said its 2024 cost-of-living adjustment will be 3.2%, a much smaller bump than the 8.7% increase seniors and other beneficiaries received this year. Mark Miller, a contributor to The New York…

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