While Congress is focused on general reforms to company pensions, a new book suggests policy makers should examine federal laws and regulations that threaten the retirement security of the largest segment of retirees – women.
Pick up any newspaper. Open any magazine. What do you see? Articles about retirement. Why? Because 77 million baby boomers have retirement on their minds.
WASHINGTON – In 1930, as the Great Depression set in, reporters asked Babe Ruth how he could justify making more money than the President of the United States – $80,000 …
Splitting up the swag ("booty, money, valuables") seems to be what the congressional Republican Party is about.
According to a soon-to-be-released book, Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws, federal policies encourage employers to provide life insurance, disability insurance and even day care for children; yet not everyone is treated the same.
A battle is raging inside the Republican Party of Texas. Ironically, it is a battle over educational opportunities for poor, minority children whose parents rarely vote Republican and who, when …
This week millions of Americans are frantically filling out their tax returns. And for thousands of women who work outside the home, this week represents a poignant reminder that no matter how far women have come, our nation's tax law has not kept pace.
First, there was the No Child Left Behind Act to overhaul federal education law. Now comes "Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws," a new book that says many government …
Tax Day is right around the corner. And if you're like me, you're wringing your hands about how much we owe to the federal government. But whether we realize it …
President of the Institute of Economic Analysis and former Economic Advisor to Vladimir Putin
Tax Day is right around the corner. And if you’re like me, you’re wringing your hands about how much we owe to the federal government. But whether we realize it or not, most people pay more in Social Security taxes than income taxes.