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Tag Archives: Social Security
The Illusion of Meritocracy
We’ve been brought up to believe it, right? You work hard, go to school, and eventually you get your just rewards. The American dream. 2.2 kids a dog and a cat. Only now, that dream seems so out of reach. We’ve just … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, Chevrolet, Meritocracy, Nazism, Social Security, United States, Wall Street, World War II
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Intimidation Nation
What is it about Tea Party Republicans? These are the same people who turned town hall meetings into near-riots throughout 2009. They are the ones who were big on carrying guns to political rallies. They fantasized about armed rebellion. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Herbert Hoover, John Boehner, Medicaid, Medicare, Paul Ryan, shutdown, Social Security, Tea Party, Tea Party movement, teapers, town hall
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You Solve the Deficit
The Sunday New York Times has a feature in their Week in Review section called “You Fix the Budget”. I’ve worked out a solution, at least given the parameters in the article. I know that some of you will attack this … Continue reading
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Tagged Deficit, Medicare, National Debt, New York Times, Social Security, Tax cut, United States Economy
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REAL IDiotic Act
My wife and I took a pleasure trip this weekend to El Lay (or, as Ray Milland famously called it in Panic in Year Zero! , “Loss Ang-lees”). I was doing a benefit for a charity that, in my opinion, … Continue reading
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Tagged George W. Bush, Iraq War, REAL ID Act, Social Security, Tea Party
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Liberty or Healthcare For All?
Last time we explored how health care has a mix of components, some perfectly suited to insurance, some perfectly suited to universal coverage, some perfectly suited to fee-for-service, and some that doesn’t fit well in any of those. So it … Continue reading