Category Archives: Social Security

Yes… these are my fellow South Carolinians.

Posted on April 20, 2011 by therealdeals

On Monday, 18 April 2011, I happened to be in South Carolina’s capitol city of Columbia and had heard that one of my favorite nutjobs, US Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) would be headlining the Teabaggers’ annual anti-taxes event with SC … Continue reading →

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Funny, I never hear anyone talking about this.

Posted on January 25, 2011 by therealdeals

As I’ve said before, I suspect the powers-that-be in The Village would prefer that ordinary Americans continue to be ignorant about all forms of financial knowledge… and especially so when it comes to Social Security. While everybody in the punditcracy … Continue reading →

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Torpedoing the tax cut compromise one asshole at a time!

Posted on December 8, 2010 by therealdeals

When I heard the discouraging words regarding the tax cut compromise struck between President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) the other day, I retooled the old Blessed Sacrament School fire drill routine of stop-drop-and-roll to pause-breathe-and-read and … Continue reading →

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Screw Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles…

Posted on November 11, 2010 by therealdeals

… they’re both rich, they both get fat federal pensions and they’re both still on the health insurance plan available to federal employees and federal-level elected representatives—you know, the health insurance subsidized by the taxpayers that’s not available to the … Continue reading →

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