"We look forward to working with the Governor and the legislature as they
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AUSTIN, Texas , Peggy Venable, director of the
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following statement in response to Gov.

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"The Taxpayer 's Bill of Rights would help the legislature achieve many of
the goals that we have long advocated and which the Governor endorsed today --
more responsible levels of spending, low taxes, more education for our dollars
and more control over taxpayer-funded lobbyists who fight for higher taxes and
more spending."

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citizen leaders committed to advancing every individual's right to economic
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WHAT: News Conference: Social Security - The Chief Factor in
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WHERE: National Press Club, Lisagor Room, 529 14th St.epinet.

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Gov. Perry's Appeal for Property Tax Relief Is 'Music to Our Ears ' Americans for Prosperity Foundation Says

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Rick Perry's annual State of the State
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EPI NEWS CONFERENCE: Social Security 's Importance in Retirement Wealth; For Washington DC Journalists: 10 AM News Conference National Press Building Lisagor

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Security - not better saving or the stock market - has been the
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scientists, researchers, and entrepreneurs interested in exploring new ways to
creatively engage young students over the Internet. This is especially
true for women and minorities. Wolff and Christian Weller
found that households headed by someone between the ages of 56 and 64
and with incomes in the middle 60 percent of the income spectrum had
three times as much Social Security wealth as private pension wealth
to sustain them in retirement.
"Retirement Income: The Crucial Role of Social Security" finds
that between 1989 and 2001 these households also became a little more
likely to reach two important benchmarks: the ability to replace at
least 75 percent of pre-retirement income and to count on income at
least twice the poverty rate. The authors find this improvement is
largely due to Social Security.

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