The fraud that is denying American’s their legal Social Security payouts continues. As we discussed in previous postings here, a senior’s monthly income is supposed to reflect increases in the cost of living by adding an annual “Cost of Living…
“Dr.” Terry Jones is an Asshole
If you find his name familiar but can’t quite recall why . . . he’s the Florida-based, right wing, crazy, fundamentalist Christian of the snake-handling variety who threatened to burn a Koran in protest of the plans for a Mosque…
Pointy Headed Ivory Tower Professors Do Exist, e.g. . . .
If you doubt that pointy-headed college professors do exist, shielded by ivy covered tenure and coddled in academic robes of illusion, stop and consider the natterings of one Richard E. Thaler whom the New York Times says is, “. .…
The Social Security COLA Fraud Exposed (and so what)
Last week I came across an interesting article that explains why, despite what the cash register at the local supermarket tells me, my Social Security check has not had a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) since 2009 and probably will…
An Obvious Mistake
Today, an editorial in the NY Times said: Even in a crowd of rising food and commodity costs, corn stands out, its price having doubled in less than a year to a record $7.87 per bushel in early June. This…
Right and Wrong at the same time
. . but mostly wrong. I had thought Weiner to be innocent. A victim of a vicious, despicable attack from a source (Breitbart) notorious for scummy lies. I shored up my otherwise evidence-free opinion with the thought, “no one could…