On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
I will tell you, I don't know what is happening as a culture, but when we have the national news media obsessing on Michael Jackson and obsessing on side issues...
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congress.govI will tell you, I don't know what is happening as a culture, but when we have the national news media obsessing on Michael Jackson and obsessing on side issues...
Conrad criticizes media focus on trivial matters over significant economic issues.
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You know, there are really three places where there are dramatic changes here.
We all know that Social Security is going to have to be dealt with, or we are going to face by 2034 at the latest--many of us believe it will be earlier than that---an across-the-board 23-percent cut.
I am eager to hear from our panelists to get a better sense of all the options they considered and how they reached consensus on the final report.
This Retirement Security Plan structure that we have suggested I think would go a long way toward dealing with these issues.