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Social Security and Entitlement Reform?
Posted on January 1, 2018 | No Comments. . . Gramma Minnie Hayes Wilson was our great grandmother. She was born in 1856 in the Land of Lincoln and died in Venice, California in 1955 at an […] -
Slaving for a New Mature Social Security…
Posted on January 1, 2017 | 2 Comments. . . Back several years ago, we attended one of those “invest for your future” solicitations which gave us a free dinner at a very pricey local Newport Beach […] -
Seven Things to Hate about America
Posted on March 18, 2013 | 12 Comments. The United States is known throughout the world. When anything happens of any importance….the United States of America seems to be right in the middle of it. When you […] -
A Peek into Some Current Democratic Discussion of “Chained CPI”
Posted on March 16, 2013 | 24 Comments[This is taken (with permission and some editing) from a post in Daily Kos by a fellow who goes by the name of “lefthandedman.” He describes himself (in my paraphrase) […] -
The National Debt (since 1776) and our Annual Federal Deficit Confusion – updated with invaluable chart!
Posted on January 12, 2013 | 23 Comments. Politicians are cute – they love to confuse everyone and then laugh heartily amongst themselves; “The people are just so dumb! – Let’s get lunch!” What is the National […] -
Age of Aquarius Part II
Posted on December 30, 2012 | 2 CommentsEntitlements, Fiscal Cliff, Tax Cuts, Gun Ownership, Retirement, Pensions, HealthCare and Health Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Regulations, Legislation, Big Pharma, Big Chemical, Big Agriculture, Global Oil Oligarchies, HI-B Visas, Domestic Terrorism, The […] -
STOP calling them “Entitlements,” for Christ’s sake!
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 26 CommentsWhat do you think of when you hear the word “entitlement” or “entitled?” As in, “he’s got this sense of entitlement about him,” right? Someone who feels they have more […] -
Mitt and Paul…..are not exactly your inspirational types!
Posted on August 18, 2012 | 28 CommentsLet’s talk “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”…..no, not the movie – we are talking about the Presidential election contest. Years ago it seems when George and Laura Bush ran for office in […] -
Arrangement in Grey and Black: Whistler’s Economy
Posted on December 3, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . Every once in a while, I get a story idea from someplace like TIME magazine, and everyone once in a long while, they get a story idea […] -
President Obama plays Hardball on the Debt Ceiling
Posted on July 12, 2011 | 80 Comments. . . . . In his interview with CBS anchor Scott Pelley the president was asked about assuring Americans that around $20 billion dollars of Social Security checks will […] -
Two Contrasting Parties, and a remarkable Kiwi Girl!
Posted on May 4, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Hey independents! Just offhand, which of these two major Parties are you more inclined to support? I mean, granted all humans and groups of humans will eventually […] -
Don’t Touch My Entitlements!!
Posted on April 22, 2011 | 18 Comments. . . The message coming from Americans despite our federal government’s fiscal problems and all the noise coming from Washington about how to bring down spending is that the […] -
Loretta is willing to “lose her job” in order to “change” Social Security – WTF?
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 9 Comments. . . What the hell was Loretta talking about today, wanting to “change” Social Security – how? Bad sign that she was talking positively about the Bowles-Simpson “Catfood Commission” […] -
Tax Breaks for Billionaires … Bupkis for Seniors.
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 9 Comments. . . Now President Obama has entered into a deal with Congressional Republicans to extend the Bush-era tax cuts to billionaires, while at the same time this cabal is […]