TITLE

BUSH OUGHT TO HEED THOMAS'S COACHING

AUTHOR(S)
Cook, Charlie
PUB. DATE
January 2005
SOURCE
National Journal;1/29/2005, Vol. 37 Issue 5, p306
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Comments on the expertise of Bill Thomas, chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, in Social Security and tax reform issues. Views of Thomas on focusing the discussion on Social Security at the expense of Medicare; Approaches to solve the problem with Social Security; Actions that the government should take regarding individual retirement accounts to benefit the public.
ACCESSION #
16016034

Tags: THOMAS, Bill;  GOVERNMENT executives -- United States;  UNITED States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways & Means;  SOCIAL security taxes;  SOCIAL security;  MEDICARE;  INDIVIDUAL retirement accounts

 

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