http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm The Association of Young Americans Policy Issue of the day. en-us Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:49:10 -0400 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:30:00 -0400 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss young_americans@hotmail.com young_americans@hotmail.com http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/4/14/Fed-Chair-calls-for-Deficit-Reduction Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on Congress to address the federal government's budget deficit. In his testimony he stated, "Although sizable deficits are unavoidable in t... Budget Deficits and Debt Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:30:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/4/14/Fed-Chair-calls-for-Deficit-Reduction http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/3/15/Social-Security-Trust-Funds After decades of the Social Security system running budgetary surpluses, which were loaned to other federal government programs, this year Social Security will run a deficit. As reported by Yahoo News,"This year, for the first time since the 19... social security Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:28:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/3/15/Social-Security-Trust-Funds http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/10/Bipartisanshipwell-maybe Yesterday a group of elected officials from both parties met at the White House with President Obama to discuss some areas of common ground. The Wall Street Journal reports that "One of Mr. Obama's top priorities is a bill aimed at boosting job... misc Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:22:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/2/10/Bipartisanshipwell-maybe http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/10/Calls-for-Fiscal-Responsibility The Concord Coalition convened a National Conference on Fiscal Stewardship this week in Washington, D.C. Attendees came from across the country and discussed ideas for addressing our growing national debt and increasing costs of entitlement programs... Budget Deficits and Debt Healthcare social security Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:08:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/10/Calls-for-Fiscal-Responsibility http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/4/Impact-of-Healthcare-Proposals-on-Young-Adults The Congressional Budget Office released a report this week addressing the impact of healthcare proposals on insurance premiums. That report found that "In general, the proposal would tend to increase premiums for people who are young and relat... Healthcare Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:46:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/4/Impact-of-Healthcare-Proposals-on-Young-Adults http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/1/President-Speaking-to-Nation-Tonight-about-Afghanistan-War In a speech scheduled for 8pm tonight, President Obama will outline his plans for the war in Afghanistan, including sending an additional 30,000 tropps to the conflict. The New York Times is reporting that "In bringing the total American force t... Foreign policy Military Terrorism Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:28:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/12/1/President-Speaking-to-Nation-Tonight-about-Afghanistan-War http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/9/22/Healthcare-Reform With Congress back in session almost all attention in the halls of the Capitol appears focused on Healthcare reform. The Senate Finance Committee Chair, Max Baucus, recently released his proposal, which joins several other pieces of legislation aime... Deficits and Debt Healthcare Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:53:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/9/22/Healthcare-Reform http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/9/11/91109 Eight years ago today, terrorists hijacked 4 planes, crashing two of them into the World Trade Centers, and one into the Pentagon. On the fourth plane the passengers fought the hijackers and the plane crashed in western Pennsylvania, avoiding the pla... Terrorism Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:02:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/9/11/91109 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/8/14/Bipartisan-Effort-on-Education A pair of unlikely allies have come together on Education Reform. "Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing ... Education Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:54:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/8/14/Bipartisan-Effort-on-Education http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/8/7/Future-Preparedness-Index Young People First, an organization that aims to establish a powerful constituency of young people to advocate for long-term priorities in the United States, is developing the Future Preparedness Index. The FPI "will empower younger generations... Activism Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:42:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/8/7/Future-Preparedness-Index http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/31/Medicare-Medicaid-and-Social-Security Tomorrow afternoon, at their annual meeting in Chicago the American Bar Association is hosting an Intergenerational Debate on Reforming Entitlement Programs. The two young lawyers are former AYA board member Erin Ginsburg and current AYA president L... Deficits and Debt Healthcare social security Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:26:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/31/Medicare-Medicaid-and-Social-Security http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/2/N-Korea-Launches-4-Missiles With tenstions high between North Korea has reported test fired 4 short range missiles today. Yahoo News reports, "[t]he launches came as North Korea's relations with the United States, South Korea and other countries were already severely stra... N. Korea Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:45:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/7/2/N-Korea-Launches-4-Missiles http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/6/29/Generation-Gap A new study by Pew Research Center shows a significant values gap between older and younger generations. "Almost eight in 10 people believe there is a major difference in the point of view of younger people and older people today, according to t... misc Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:37:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/6/29/Generation-Gap http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/6/22/Protesting-in-Iran Unrest and uncertainty continues in Iran following their presidential election and claims of fraud in the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "[M]ore details emerged of election irregularities and the government stepped up accusations a... Iran Middle East Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:54:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/6/22/Protesting-in-Iran http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/5/25/Iraq-Attacks-Decline As U.S. troops begin to draw down in Iraq, the number of attacks has dropped. The Wall Street Journal reports that "U.S. military spokesman Maj. Gen. David Perkins said there had been 13 significant attacks in Iraq this month as of May 23 compar... Iraq Military Mon, 25 May 2009 09:51:00 -0400 http://associationofyoungamericans.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/5/25/Iraq-Attacks-Decline