More Unfunded Liabilities
Tuesday, March 29th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Exciting news today from the trustees of Medicare and Social Security. These two accounts now have unfunded liabilities totally about $75 Trillion. That's pretty good, it's almost doubled since last year's estimates. I'm not sure what world ...
Thugs in Robes
Monday, March 28th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »There has been much clamor in recent weeks and months within the conservative movement over "judicial activism," the new red meat issue for ideological conservatives. Taxes, abortion, prayer in school, and all sorts of other issues have been lightning ...
Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 27th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to ...
Another Liar, Another Cheat in Washington
Saturday, March 26th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Politicians breaking campaign pledges is a time-honored tradition in this and every country, at least those countries fortunate enough to be able to elect their own leaders. Perhaps soon every country will be able to enjoy the pleasures of ...
Tribute to a Great Man and Great Friend
Thursday, March 24th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »On Saturday, March 19, Dr. Fay Boozman was killed in an unfortunate accident on his farm in Rogers, Arkansas. Fay, or "Bud," as he was known by family and close friends, dedicated his life to the service of the ...
The Medicare Crisis
Sunday, March 20th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Social Security needs reform. I commented yesterday on the real reason for this. But today I want to discuss an even worse crisis that looms on the horizon. Currently, there is a $45 Trillion balance of unfunded liabilities in the ...
Social Security
Friday, March 18th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The Social Security reformers are making a blunder of incalculable magnitude. The real problem with Social Security is not that it will go bankrupt in 2042. The crisis of Social Security reform is 2011, the year that the babyboomers start ...