Helaine R. Olen
author of "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry"
Helaine R. Olen is the author of “Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry” and a co-author of “The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated.” She has been a columnist for The Washington Post and Slate, and her work has also appeared in numerous other publications, including The New York Times and The Atlantic.
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Helaine R. Olen
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Republicans are trying to convince voters that the economy is better than it is.
Privatization is a sneak attack on the program — but Americans know it isn’t as good as it sounds.
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