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Apr 30 2024
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Porter County voters can proclaim their status on social media
Forget relationship status. Porter County Facebook users can now tout their civic engagement status by changing their profile to “I voted.” Known in Facebook parlance as a ring, users can pick from two different options that will overlay their photos. Porter County Elections & Registration Assistant Director Tara Graf said the platform uses location tracking to make the rings available to
Chicago TribuneApr 12 2016
Candidate Stances
Should Social Security Be Privatized?
The 2016 Presidential candidates stances on privatizing Social Security.
ProCon.orgOct 12 2015
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Sanders Misleads on Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders repeats a Democratic talking point in saying that Social Security hasn’t contributed “one penny” — or “one nickel” — to the deficit. In fact, it contributed $73 billion to the deficit in 2014.
FactCheck.orgSep 08 2015
Background
Should Social Security Be Privatized?
Over the past 80 years, Social Security has become the largest single government program in the world, accounting for 26% ($906 billion) of total US federal spending in 2014 ($3.5 trillion). Since 2010, the Social Security trust fund has been paying out more in benefits than it collects in employee taxes, and is projected to run out of money by 2034. One proposal to replace the current
ProCon.orgAug 01 2015
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Social Security Cuts Are Coming
Social Security is known as the "third rail" of politics because of how politically sensitive it is. Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to take away your Social Security every campaign cycle, it seems.
But what politicians don't tell you is that Social Security cuts are going to come unless the program is reformed, because it is headed towards insolvency. Fast.
Myra Adams
TownhallMay 14 2024
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Mike Tyson, Jake Paul use social media to push back against speculation the fight is rigged
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul pushed back on speculation their fight is rigged, with the issue surfacing after boxers’ playful face-off at their press conference Monday in New York. “This fight isn’t scripted as some haters in boxing community want you to believe. This is a sanctioned fight and I’m knocking Jake out,’’ Tyson wrote Tuesday on his accounts on Instagram and X, formerly Twitter. Paul
"USA Today" ContributorOct 03 2023
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Social Security update: SSA says billions owed in overpayments to beneficiaries
Participants of the Social Security Administration's various programs have received letters in the mail claiming that they owe thousands of dollars because they were admittedly overpaid by the administration.
Some recipients have reported that they were told to return $67,000 over the next 30 days or submit a partial refund with a letter explaining their circumstances, the beneficiaries
Washington ExaminerApr 19 2024
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Turn Your Social Media Followers Into Fans
Most small business owners recognize the importance of social media in growing their business and increasing their following. An estimated 77% of small businesses use social media in some form, according to SCORE. However, the goal of social media marketing isn't just to gather followers – it’s to transform those followers into dedicated fans. Fans are more than just numbers on your profile;
ForbesMay 11 2024
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Democrats look to flip the script on border security as Republicans decry ‘political’ stunt
Border security is a topic congressional Democrats once shied away from. Now, they’re embracing the politically charged subject as a winning election-year issue. Democrats see an opening to score goodwill with voters on a policy that’s top of mind in polls, but that has been a political nightmare for the party due to a surge of illegal southern border crossings under President Joe Biden. With
Washington ExaminerMay 17 2024
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Allegedly Paid $50K to Obtain Hotel Security Footage of Cassie Assault: Lawsuit
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegedly paid the InterContinental Hotel $50,000 for the newly surfaced hallway footage that shows him physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie , during a March 2016 altercation, according to the latter’s bombshell civil lawsuit filed late last year . The graphic surveillance video, released by CNN on May 17, shows Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, now 37, exiting a
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