There are lies, damned lies and statistics and all of them are in the arsenal of our president.
In the past I've cringed a little when critics called our president the "liar in chief," if only out of respect for the office, but there comes a point where the spin and deception coming out of his flaks and showing up on his teleprompter go beyond what I can excuse.…
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126 - jeannie danna
tontine-an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
127 - zingzing
"Listen to yourself: $650 a month for rent."
go read again. that's not what i said.
"Don't take my word for it, poll some retirees who didn't have high-paying jobs. It's no fable that lots of 'em eat pet food and go without needed medicine because their SS income is too meager for all their needs."
so... what do you suggest? more money? or just cutting them off completely?
"Sure, they can have roommates, but why should they have to?"
the horror...
128 - John Wilson
Catfood and dogfood are poor choices if you are on a constrained budget. If you insist on eating meat one can get fresh meat at low prices from most butchers. Cheese and potatoes are alternate sources for protein, etc.
129 - Paul Roy
Hey Dave, us Federal Government employees are doing just fine. Plenty of job opportunities in this booming job sector. Thanks Obama!
130 - Glenn Contrarian
Hm. Let me see here - we're GAINING jobs in America each and every month, but just not enough yet to match the increase in number of people entering the workplace (@150,000/month).
How's that compare to the 700,000/month job LOSSES that we had in the months prior to Obama taking over?
131 - jeannie danna
Glenn,
This is an excellent comment! How much you want to bet, they ALL ignore?
I have two nickles left...
132 - handyguy
Well, I have been saying the same thing in multiple comments. Things are getting better, just not very quickly.
133 - handyguy
By the way, I found a very interesting article on TaxVox, the blog of the Tax Policy Center [nonpartisan].
They report that 36 million Americans report small business income on their individual tax returns. But only 900,000, less than 3%, are in the top two tax brackets affected by Obama's proposal for the Bush tax cuts.
Yet those 900,000 people report a total of $400 billion in business income.
They include a lot of doctors, lawyers, investors [including in real estate], not what everyone has in mind when they talk about "small business owners" creating jobs.
And for business owners with smart accountants, higher tax rates actually allow them to shelter more income from taxes.
So it's not a completely black-and-white issue.
134 - jeannie danna
Sorry I snapped at you, Handyguy, it's just that I came along after all of this Social Security demonizing and it even looked like YOU were starting to believe the lie: SS is a useless program that doesn't pay out enough so let's chuck it!
135 - jeannie danna
Handyguy is right,
This is why we must end the Bush era tax cuts:
for business owners with smart accountants, higher tax rates actually allow them to shelter more income from taxes.
It's not black and white but it is clear.
136 - jeannie danna
Handyguy is right,
This is why we must end the Bush era tax cuts:
for business owners with smart accountants, higher tax rates actually allow them to shelter more income from taxes.
It's not black and white but it is clear.
137 - jeannie danna
small business jobs bill
138 - Clavos
All of this mere pittance crap is just the elites talking
Tell that to the impoverished elderly here in Florida who only have a $600-700 SS check and are forced to eat dog food because they can't afford anything else.
139 - Clavos
so... what do you suggest? more money? or just cutting them off completely?
1. Means testing. Anyone with more than a specified net worth isn't eligible.
2. Those with a net worth below a specified floor get enough to live on, adjusted for the cost of living where they live.
140 - handyguy
Oh my god, income redistribution and class warfare, you heard it here first. =)
141 - meenas17
"Lose their jobs and take their lives"-A cynical view with a stinging sarcasm and pungent sadism