Around The Dial – December 14, 2012
Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:
- Dean Baker explains why linking Social Security benefits to a “chained” price index is a benefit cut.
- Matt Stoller isn’t a fan of raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67.
- Off the Charts documents the role of Food Stamps in reducing hunger.
- Paul Krugman argues that the “debt crisis” really is an “existential crisis” for the GOP





