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Another Look At Social Security

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Social In-security!  President Obama has said he’s willing to make changes in the nation’s safety-net system for the elderly…as part of overall efforts to reduce the debt.  But he’s getting lots of criticism for it…especially from his liberal base.  We’ll examine the President’s ideas….including a controversial proposal to use a new measure of inflation called “chained CPI”.

Guests:

  • Marc Goldwein - Senior Policy Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a bipartisan, non-profit organization that works to educate the public about issues that have a significant fiscal policy impact.
  • Stephen Gorin - Professor of Social Work at Plymouth State University, chairman of the NH State Committee on Aging and Executive  Director of the NH Chapter of the national Association of Social Workers.
  • Phillip Moeller - contributing editor for U.S. News & World Report, where he writes The Best Life blog and also co-authored the 2012 U.S. News’  e-book, “How to Live to 100.” He also is a research fellow at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College
Laura is well known in New Hampshire for her in-depth coverage of important issues and is widely regarded for her interviews with presidential hopefuls. Laura is a graduate of Keene High School in New Hampshire. Prior to hosting The Exchange, Laura worked in public radio in Washington, D.C. as a local reporter and announcer for WAMU and as a newscaster for NPR. Before her radio career, she was a researcher for USA Today's "Money" section, and a research assistant at the Institute for International Economics. Laura occasionally guest hosts national programs such as The Diane Rehm Show and Here and Now. In 2007 Laura was named New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
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