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By Deborah E. Banda There’s a lot of talk about Social Security these days. Politicians and political pundits talk about solving the nation’s budget crisis by using Social Security funds. They talk about cutting the program, about making big changes. Instead of putting our children and grandchildren’s retirement in jeopardy, lawmakers should find ways to [...]

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By Deborah E. Banda At the end of January, we were gearing up for a major battle on Beacon Hill. Gov. Patrick was readying the release of his 2012 state budget proposal. With a projected $1.8 billion shortfall, we worried how services for vulnerable seniors would be impacted, especially since they are already operating at [...]

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It is an undeniable fact: Our population is growing older. In 10 short years, we will see a major increase in the 60-plus population that will effectively redefine the makeup of our commonwealth.

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By Deborah E. Banda Today, more than one million Massachusetts seniors rely on Medicare. They have earned their Medicare, and the security of knowing they can keep seeing the doctors they count on. But, if Congress doesn’t act now, seniors could lose their doctors and future generations could face having to give up the doctors [...]

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Yet, as decision day draws near, we hear more and more about voter dissatisfaction with politicians, the political system, the status quo.

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By Deborah E. Banda Social Security is an American success story. When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on Aug. 14, 1935, he said, “We can never insure one hundred percent of the population against one hundred percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life, but we have tried to [...]

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