The growth of the womanâs movement, and its impact on the consciousness of African-American women in particular, helped fuel a âblack womenâs literary renaissanceâ of the 1970s, beginning in earnest with the publication of âThe Bluest Eyeâ (1970), by Toni Morrison.
Even if you started saving every month since your childâs birth and earned an annualized average return of 7 percent, you have to put away $215 each month for college savingsâand thatâs for only one child attending a public college.
CBOâs current estimate of the savings to Medicare from this option is much lower than its earlier estimates for proposals to raise Medicareâs eligibility age. For example, in a report published in January 2012, CBO estimated that such a policy change would produce budgetary savings of $113 billion over 10 years.