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Fix the debt? How about fixing private pensions first
While America's CEOs are fretting about the government's so-called "fiscal cliff," millions of American workers face a financial disaster that gets much less media attention. There's a half-trillion-dollar deficit in the nation's worker retirement...Tags: Corporate Officers, Government Health Care, Companies and Corporations, Fiscal Cliff, Employees
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Maryland is not a tax-friendly state for retirees
I must disagree with letter writer Neil L. Bergsman's view that high taxes don't drive people out of Maryland ("Tax rates have a negligible effect on people's decision to move out of state," Dec. 29). My wife and I retired from the federal government,...Tags: Social Security
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Senior Circles: Winter Growth is Marge Burba's legacy to Howard County
The holidays are a time to share, remember and reminisce. So, I would like to share with you the story of Marge Burba, to reminisce with friends about her remarkable career serving older and disabled adults and to highlight the legacy, Winter Growth,...Tags: Environmental Illness, Schools, Preschools, Howard County, William Donald Schaefer
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Taxes on Social Security should be indexed to inflation
Congress and President Obama have set the inheritance tax trigger at $5 million and indexed it to inflation. They also indexed the alternate minimum tax to inflation. This legislation limits some of the penalty on those who have achieved wealth that...Tags: U.S. Congress, Social Security, Barack Obama
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Hudson's Corner: 'Tis the season for holiday mishaps and malfunctions
'Tis the season of light and joy. 'Tis also the season when mishaps and malfunctions are more noticeable. This year it began right before Thanksgiving. The night before Thanksgiving, five burglaries and three larcenies took place in the neighborhood,...Tags: Roland Park, Holidays, Verizon Communications, Social Security, Thanksgiving
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Keep Social Security out of the 'fiscal cliff' debate
We are now hurtling toward the so-called fiscal cliff, a package of automatic tax increases and spending cuts for 2013 designed to stampede Congress and the president into a "grand bargain" on deficit reduction, to include new revenues (translation:...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff, Ronald Reagan, Employees, Employment
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A blueprint for a fiscal deal
It seems to me that House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama can close the deal and avoid the "fiscal cliff" ("Progress elusive in fiscal talks," Dec. 14). The Republicans need to agree to increase the taxes for the wealthiest 2 percent while...Tags: Job Layoffs, Government Health Care, U.S. Congress, Fiscal Cliff, Republican Party
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: University of Michigan, Alzheimer's Disease, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Scientific Invention, Criminals
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Steering away from the fiscal cliff — and into a ditch
Efforts to avert the "fiscal cliff" offer great drama, but they won't solve Washington's budget woes and could precipitate another recession — or worse. The Budget Act of 2011 requires the president and Congress to agree on a nine-year, $1.2...
Tags: Government Health Care, Petroleum Industry, National Government, Health Care Reform (2009), Republican Party
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Letter: Pension proposal by Kamenetz a gamble for county
The purpose of this letter is to express my strong objection to Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's proposal to float a $250 million Pension Obligation Bond (POB). Words make it difficult to accurately express my opposition. I believe that it...Tags: Tom Quirk, Kevin Kamenetz, Interior Policy, Financial Markets, Pension and Welfare
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Pension borrowing a bad deal
I read the recent article by Alison Knezevich regarding the Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's proposal to invest county pension funds in the stock market with disbelief and aggravation ("Baltimore County weighs pension bonds," Oct. 14). Why are...Tags: Elections, Kevin Kamenetz, Public Officials, Interior Policy, Stock Market
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No face-to-face talks between NFL, NFL Referees Association since Sept. 1, memo says
The Baltimore SunAs the impasse continues between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association, there have been no face-to-face talks between the two sides since the first day of September. According to a recent memo from the NFL Referees Association negotiating committee to...Tags: Labor Disputes, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Football, 401K
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