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Big Beautiful Bill Ripples. Medicare Part A Goes Bust 12 Years Earlier
Feb. 28, 2026 --The Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) trust fund is now projected to be depleted by 2040, 12 years earlier than the Congressional Budget Office projected just last year. Experts at KFF says that the tax cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill" are behind this giant change. This does not mean Medicare runs out of money completely. Instead,…...
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Weston, located about 10 miles west of Boston, is the wealthiest suburb in the Boston area and the most affluent community in Massachusetts. The population is 12,000. Photo of Town Hall courtesy of Wikipedia and Daderot (public domain), photo of College Hall located at Regis College courtesy of Wikipedia and Olberton, Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/...
Spearfish is a growing town of 10,500 located on the western South Dakota border with Wyoming. This is in the Black Hills area famous for the gold rush that displaced so many native Americans. Livability.com named it as one of the top 10 Best Small Towns in 2015. Picture of the Historic Commercial District courtesy of Wikipedia and Jerrye and…...
Occoquan is a small village adjacent to Woodbridge in suburban Virginia. The affluent population of this artist community is about 900 people. The town has charming streets laid out in a grid on the Occoquan River (see photo above of marina). People like it for its walkable streets, charming shops, and restaurants. It is convenient to I-95 and the Potomac…...
Aurora is a city of close to 200,000, located to the east of Chicago in northeastern Illinois. The city has a long history of manufacturing. Many historical buildings were created during its most prosper and some of them remain today, such as the Paramount Theater. Aurora University is within the town. Photo of The Phillips Park 'Sunken Garden...