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Loretta is willing to “lose her job” in order to “change” Social Security – WTF?

. . . 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” […]

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Don’t Touch My Entitlements!!

. . . 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 […]

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Two Contrasting Parties, and a remarkable Kiwi Girl!

. . . 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 […]

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President Obama plays Hardball on the Debt Ceiling

. . . . . 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 […]

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Arrangement in Grey and Black: Whistler’s Economy

. . . 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 […]

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Mitt and Paul…..are not exactly your inspirational types!

Let’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 […]

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STOP calling them “Entitlements,” for Christ’s sake!

. What 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 […]

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Age of Aquarius Part II

Entitlements, Fiscal Cliff, Tax Cuts, Gun Ownership, Retirement, Pensions, HealthCare and Health Insurance, Medicare,  Medicaid,  Regulations, Legislation, Big Pharma, Big Chemical, Big Agriculture,...

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The National Debt (since 1776) and our Annual Federal Deficit Confusion –...

. 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 […]

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A Peek into Some Current Democratic Discussion of “Chained CPI”

[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) […]

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Seven Things to Hate about America

. 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 […]

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Slaving for a New Mature Social Security…

 Powered by Max Banner Ads . . . Back several years ago, we attended one of those “invest for your future” solicitations which gave us a free dinner at a very […]

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Social Security and Entitlement Reform?

 Powered by Max Banner Ads . . . Gramma Minnie Hayes Wilson was our great grandmother.  She was born in 1856 in the Land of Lincoln and died in Venice, California […]

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