Thursday, April 1, 2004
In late February, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told members of the Committee on the Budget that Congress should trim Social Security and Medicare benefits instead of raising taxes to help control the nation's budget deficit, which is expected to exceed $500 billion this year. Greenspan has said that the real strain on the economy is expected to hit when baby boomers reach retirement age and entitlement costs begin to rise.
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