Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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Good Lesson on Wealth Redistribution
Monday, February 16th, 2009
Yesterday on my way to lunch at Doe’s, I passed one of the homeless guys in that area, with a sign that read ‘I Voted Obama, I needed the money.’Once inside, my waiter had on an ‘Obama ‘08′ tee shirt.
When the bill came, I decided not to tip the waiter and explained to him while [...] -
Pension
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
A president’s pension currently is $191,300 per year, until he is 80 years old.
Assuming the next president lives to age 80.
Sen. McCain would receive ZERO pension as he would reach 80 at the end of two terms as president.
Sen. Obama would be retired for 26 years after two terms and would receive $4,973,800 in pension.
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US Tax System in Beer Terms
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Here is a simple explanation of how the USA tax system works from a University of Georgia Professor of Economics. It is in terms EVERYBODY should be able to understand. Feel free to forward on I don’t know how it can be explained much clearer
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Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and [...] -
Working Americans
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
From a Wall Street Sales Trader:
THERE IS NO PHRASE IN MODERN POLITICS THAT IRRITATES ME MORE THAN “WORKING AMERICANS.”
WHEN OBAMA OR CLINTON OR MCCAIN SAYS “WORKING AMERICANS,” THEY ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU OR ME. THEY NEVER ALLOW US TO FORGET THAT WE DO NOT DO “REAL WORK.”
WORK ISN’T REAL WORK, APPARENTLY, UNTIL THE LABOR [...] -
Ben Bernanke at Goldman Sachs?
Monday, January 28th, 2008
In October, Representative Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, embarrassed herself during a Congressional hearing on broadband access with an out-of-the-blue rant against Internet smut. On Thursday, she distinguished herself once again while questioning Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke during a Committee on the Budget hearing.
KAPTUR: Number three, seeing as how you were the former CEO of Goldman [...]
