The basic facts on the regressivity of federal payroll taxes are generally known, but Edsall brings them into sharper relief: The Medicare and Social Security taxes are jointly known as FICA (for ...

The fact that many don’t consider Social Security and Medicare as entitlement but rather as life and death issues speaks volumes for what the American people see as necessities of life. It drives me ...

The editorial cartoon featured in Friday's Plain Dealer was thought provoking: a "Letter of Intent" from "Nation of Achievement" addressed to "Nation of Entitlement." Interestingly, "entitlement" can ...