Daily Archives: April 11, 2009

Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan

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How far will patriotism take us?

See more here…. The administration should hope these top producers don’t go “John Galt” on them. One other interesting factoid, the tax code contains 3,700,000 words. That’s a lot btw.

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Nine Social Security facts

This fact stands out to me… From 2009-2017, the number of retirees receiving Social Security will grow by 23.9%, the number of workers by only 4.3%. In other words, the number of retirees will grow more than five times faster … Continue reading

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In Social Security “years” it’s now 2017

Yep, Social Security isn’t supposed to be in deficit until 2017. Surprise, the program made it 8 years early (almost). It’s not quite that bleak as surpluses are projected from 2013 to 2015. Federal budget worrywarts (myself included) have been … Continue reading

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