Now that I'm back from vacation and doing my catch-up reading, I just came across this blog post from Rortybomb. The author, Mike Konczal, points out that we just passed a $680 billion defense bill for the year with little...
Re: "The Cost of Giving -- Nation can't afford $250 handout to seniors, Thursday Editorials. The Dallas Morning News said seniors would be "stealing" from future generations if we receive a $250 bonus. The younger generation has earning power that...
Re: "Wonder whether she means it," by Wolf A. de Vallette, Sunday Letters. De Vallette asked whether someone who opposes government support programs would refuse Social Security and Medicare. Asking whether one would opt out after years of paying tens...
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned today that Washington should get serious about reining in the deficit. In case you've missed recent numbers, the deficit -- not our long-term federal debt -- is at $1.4 trillion for the fiscal year that...
Many rich men have publicly declared, led by Warren Buffet, that the rich should pay more in taxes. The fairest, easiest way to get additional taxes would be to simply remove the cap on Social Security taxes. Social Security stops...
Re: "Share the Social Security," by Robert B. Roper, Monday Letters. Roper needs a little fact check. Any federal employee hired after 1983 is under Social Security. The Civil Service Retirement System began phasing out at that time. Any person...
Re: "Plea deal for Bernie? Don't go there," Saturday Editorials. Hits and Misses states that Bernie Madoff is accused of carrying off the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time. I beg to differ. The U.S. government is carrying off the...
Re: "FDR's changes didn't work," by Charles B. Parker, Friday Letters. It is true that World War II brought an end to the Great Depression. It is less well-known that the economic stimulus of the New Deal was actually improving...
Re: "Entitlements on the table -- Social Security, Medicare overhaul called center of Obama's spending curbs," Thursday news story. Another entitlement we should review is the congressional pay system. Our statesmen get generous benefits and should also participate in the...
Re: "DISD ignored ID rule -- Fake Social Security numbers were used to expedite bilingual hiring," Friday news story. DISD is illegally using other citizens' Social Security numbers so people from other countries can get teaching jobs here. They...
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