Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011.
Social Security and Medicare Spared – For Now – In Debt Ceiling Deal
Social Security and Medicare escaped a first round of budget cuts in the debt ceiling agreement reached earlier this week in Washington, but future threats loom on the horizon for these two programs. The agreement, which became law on Tuesday, extends government borrowing power into 2013, immediately cuts $400 billion in spending, and cuts $1 trillion in…
